02/14/2011
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"In fact, he has it exactly backwards. It is precisely the success of the surge in Iraq that shows us the way to succeed in Afghanistan."
"I think it was. And I think he drew a line in the sand where he said, here's an issue that we can all agree on, that we have common ground on, and quite frankly, it's an issue in the black community, ..."
"It is precisely the success of the surge in Iraq that shows us the way to succeed in Afghanistan."
"Senator Obama is departing soon on a trip abroad that will include a fact-finding mission to Iraq and Afghanistan."