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Roger Wicker: “President Obama rejected the advice of many of his top military leaders to leave a residual force.”

On the recordSeptember 15, 2014
President Obama rejected the advice of many of his top military leaders to leave a residual force.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker criticizes Obama's decision to withdraw troops from Iraq.

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