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Bill Clinton: I think that we probably shouldn't set a definite timetable right now because we don't want to lose all the leverage we…

On the recordNovember 29, 2006
I think that we probably shouldn't set a definite timetable right now because we don't want to lose all the leverage we have to get others in the surrounding countries to work with us, and to get the Iraqi political forces to try to get more and more people to choose politics over violence.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Clinton discusses the importance of not setting a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq to maintain leverage in political negotiations.

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