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Leon Panetta: In February 2009, President Obama laid out a clear and achievable goal shared by the American and Iraqi people: an Iraq…

On the recordNovember 14, 2011
In February 2009, President Obama laid out a clear and achievable goal shared by the American and Iraqi people: an Iraq that is 'sovereign, stable, and self-reliant.'
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

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Panetta references Obama's vision for a stable Iraq.

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