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Barack Obama: I think that what you may be referring to is the fact that, on the one hand, I said, we're going to be sending in…

On the recordDecember 12, 2009
I think that what you may be referring to is the fact that, on the one hand, I said, we're going to be sending in additional troops now.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview With Steve Kroft on CBS' '60 Minutes'

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