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On the recordFebruary 26, 2008
There was no such thing as Al Qaeda in Iraq until George Bush and John McCain decided to invade Iraq.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama counters McCain's statement about Al Qaeda in Iraq by blaming the invasion.

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