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Barack Obama: “I think the only way we are going to get the Iraqi factions to focus their attention is if they understand that we are…”

On the recordOctober 31, 2007
I think the only way we are going to get the Iraqi factions to focus their attention is if they understand that we are proceeding with a withdrawal.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview with Michael Gordon and Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times

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