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Jim Webb: if you're going to call for the immediate withdrawal of 40,000 to 50,000 American troops, you're going to have to tell…

On the recordJanuary 22, 2007
if you're going to call for the immediate withdrawal of 40,000 to 50,000 American troops, you're going to have to tell us which ones they are, where they're stationed now, and what the rest of the troops are going to be doing when those guys leave.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Jim Webb advises John Edwards on the need for a detailed plan regarding troop withdrawal.

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