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Barack Obama: “My first step would be to call in the joint chiefs of staff.”

On the recordOctober 31, 2007
My first step would be to call in the joint chiefs of staff.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview with Michael Gordon and Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times

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