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Hillary Clinton: “I have said that I would never cut money for our troops when they are in harm's way, but I sure would threaten to cut…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
I have said that I would never cut money for our troops when they are in harm's way, but I sure would threaten to cut money for the Iraqi troops and for the security for the Iraqi leadership.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York
Source
congress.gov
Jan 23, 2007

Editor's note · Context

Clinton emphasizes the need to pressure Iraqi leadership regarding troop funding.

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