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Hillary Clinton: The cap is meant to send a signal to the president, as is our efforts to get a resolution of disapproval, that he no…

On the recordJanuary 28, 2007
The cap is meant to send a signal to the president, as is our efforts to get a resolution of disapproval, that he no longer has political support in the country and the Congress for pursuing this policy.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Clinton explains the purpose of capping troop numbers in Iraq as a way to signal to the president about the lack of political support for his policies.

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