Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 21, 2008
I think it's hard to project four years from now. And I think it would be irresponsible.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Obama discusses the challenges of predicting troop withdrawal timelines.

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