Barack Obama: “Changing the definition of success to stay the course with the wrong…”

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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Democratic · Illinois

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

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