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On the recordSeptember 19, 2008
I do think that conditioning some of our military on the idea that you need to build a security apparatus that gains the confidence of all parties concerned as opposed to simply being an arm of one faction.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview with the New York Times on Senator Obama's Campaign Plane

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