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On the recordOctober 3, 2007
I will not be a President who sends our Guard off to fight in a misguided war, while telling America's governors to hope that a big snowstorm won't hit next winter, or that a tornado won't come through town.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama Campaign Press Release - Obama Announces Plan to Honor Sacrifices of National Guard and Reservists as President

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