There is no military solution in Iraq, and there never was.
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Obama Campaign Press Release - On Fifth Anniversary of Speech Opposing Iraq War
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I think that approach is a smart, measured approach, designed to address a very particular problem in a very particular moment in time.
And in defense of the country. And in defense of the world that you want to leave to your children and your grandchildren.
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There are no ifs, ands or buts about it, the central premise of our democratic system is that we have to be able to disagree and have sometimes really contentious debates without resorting to violence.





