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Barack Obama: “I continue to believe that the original decision to go into Iraq was a massive strategic blunder.”

On the recordApril 7, 2008
I continue to believe that the original decision to go into Iraq was a massive strategic blunder.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Barack Obama reflects on his opposition to the Iraq war and labels the initial decision to invade as a significant mistake.

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