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On the recordJuly 2, 2008
That I would bring our troops home at a pace of one to two brigades per month and at that pace we would have our combat troops out in 16 months. That position has not changed. I have not equivocated on that position.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama reaffirms his commitment to withdrawing combat troops from Iraq within 16 months.

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