On the recordFebruary 11, 2007
So if he's ginned up to fight the good fight in Iraq, I would suggest that he calls up another 20,000 Australians and sends them to Iraq.
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transcripts.cnn.comBarack Obama: “So if he's ginned up to fight the good fight in Iraq, I would suggest that he calls up another 20,000 Australians and…”
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Barack Obama responds to John Howard's comments by suggesting that if Howard is so supportive of the war, he should send more Australian troops.
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