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On the recordJuly 2, 2008
I asked him if he wanted to get out of Iraq. He said that he was going to get us out of Iraq.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Ed Schultz recounts his conversation with Barack Obama about his intention to withdraw troops from Iraq.

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