On the recordJanuary 1, 2008
We have to end the war in Iraq. It costs us 9 billions to $10 billion a month.
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transcripts.cnn.com“We have to end the war in Iraq. It costs us 9 billions to $10 billion a month.”
Obama emphasizes the financial burden of the Iraq war and his commitment to ending it.
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