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On the recordDecember 17, 2007
I am running to do more than end a war in Iraq. I know that that has been the heart of our foreign policy debate over the last several years, but I'm even more interested in ending the mind-set that got us into war.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Barack Obama discusses his broader goals beyond just ending the Iraq war.

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