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Barack Obama: I will end this war by asking the Iraqi government to step up, and then we can finally finish the fight against bin…

On the recordOctober 29, 2008
I will end this war by asking the Iraqi government to step up, and then we can finally finish the fight against bin Laden and the Al Qaeda terrorists.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama expresses his intention to end the war in Iraq and refocus on combating terrorism.

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