Barack Obama: “It’s important for me to speak directly to the Prime Minister, as well…”

On the recordApril 6, 2009

It’s important for me to speak directly to the Prime Minister, as well as other Iraqi leaders.

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Remarks Following a Meeting With Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of Iraq in Baghdad

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