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On the recordJuly 22, 2014
We couldn't solve the Iraqi political problems for them when we had 170,000 troops.
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Elissa Slotkin
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Slotkin emphasizes that U.S. military presence cannot resolve Iraq's political issues.

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