Barack Obama: “It appears to be an entirely open-ended commitment.”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2005

It appears to be an entirely open-ended commitment.

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Jan 18, 2005

Obama expresses concern over the indefinite nature of military commitment in Iraq.

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