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Barack Obama: I would define our security interests in Iraq the same as how the President-elect has defined it: A transition to an…

On the recordJanuary 12, 2009
I would define our security interests in Iraq the same as how the President-elect has defined it: A transition to an Iraqi Government that can take responsibility for its future and that leads a country at peace with itself and its neighbors.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Obama outlines U.S. security interests focused on a stable and responsible Iraqi government.

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