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On the recordSeptember 19, 2012
Look, when I came into office, I said I would end the war in Iraq, and I did.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at Univision's 'Encuentro con Barack Obama' Town Hall Meeting and a Question-and-Answer Session

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