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George W. Bush: “We want to get to a place where we do not have as many Americans on the front lines and Iraqis have taken more control…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2007
We want to get to a place where we do not have as many Americans on the front lines and Iraqis have taken more control over their security.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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