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On the recordSeptember 9, 2007
Changing the definition of success to stay the course with the wrong policy is the wrong course for our troops and our national security.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement by Senator Obama Calling for Immediate Change of Course in Iraq

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