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Barack Obama: “We can continue spending $10 to $12 billions a month in Iraq and leave our troops there for the next 20 or 50 or 100…”

On the recordJune 26, 2008
We can continue spending $10 to $12 billions a month in Iraq and leave our troops there for the next 20 or 50 or 100 years. Or we can decide that it's time to begin a responsible, gradual withdrawal from Iraq. That's the choice in this election.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama outlines his stance on the Iraq War and the need for a responsible withdrawal.

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