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On the recordSeptember 10, 2007
I think that we should not have had this discussion on 9/11 or 9/10 or 9/12, because I think it perpetuates this notion that, somehow, the original decision to go into Iraq was directly related to the attacks on 9/11.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Senator Obama expresses frustration about the timing of discussions related to Iraq and 9/11.

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