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Barack Obama: “We're not going to allow ourselves to be dragged back into a situation in which, while we're there, we're keeping a lid…”

On the recordJune 12, 2014
We're not going to allow ourselves to be dragged back into a situation in which, while we're there, we're keeping a lid on things.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks on the Situation in Iraq and an Exchange With Reporters

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