Remarks to White House Staff
11/05/2008
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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.
Expanding freedom is a moral imperative, and today more people are free than ever before.
We believe that a stable, peaceful Iraq where they can be an ally on the war on terror is our goal, not a home base for al Qaeda.
We want to get to a time when the Iraqis are better able to account for their own security and have made progress on the economic and politi...