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Bill Clinton: We don't want to set a fixed timetable, if that led to chaos, the establishment of permanent terrorist operations in the…

On the recordNovember 30, 2005
We don't want to set a fixed timetable, if that led to chaos, the establishment of permanent terrorist operations in the Sunni section of Iraq, and long-term greater instability in the Middle East.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Bill Clinton warns against setting a fixed timetable for troop withdrawal, citing potential chaos and instability.

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