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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congress.govElissa Slotkin: “We couldn't solve the Iraqi political problems for them when we had 170,000 troops.”
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Slotkin emphasizes that U.S. military presence cannot resolve Iraq's political issues.
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