Barack Obama: “We need to use our leverage with the Iraqi government to ensure a…”

On the recordAugust 21, 2008

We need to use our leverage with the Iraqi government to ensure a political settlement.

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Statement of Senator Barack Obama on Reports that the U.S. and Iraq Have Reached a Tentative Agreement on Troop Withdrawal...

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Barack Obama: “We need to use our leverage with the Iraqi government to ensure a political settlement.”