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Hillary Clinton: “On the very first day I would ask the defense of secretary, the joints chief of staff and my security advisers to begin…”

On the recordMarch 19, 2008
On the very first day I would ask the defense of secretary, the joints chief 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

Editor's note · Context

Clinton outlines her plan to bring troops home from Iraq if elected.

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