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Leon Panetta: This fulfills the pledge made by President Bush and now by President Obama in his February 2009 strategy for Iraq.

On the recordNovember 14, 2011
This fulfills the pledge made by President Bush and now by President Obama in his February 2009 strategy for Iraq.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

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Panetta discusses the fulfillment of U.S. commitments in Iraq.

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