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Hillary Clinton: On the very first day I would ask the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and my security advisers to begin…

On the recordMarch 23, 2008
On the very first day I would ask the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and my security advisers to begin working on a plan that I could start bringing our troops home within 60 days.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Clinton outlines her plan to withdraw troops from Iraq if elected.

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