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RNC: Obama's Iraq Fact Check
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U.S. Newswire
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July 5, 2008
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To: POLITICAL EDITORS
Contact: Republican National Committee, +1-202-863-8614
WASHINGTON, July 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is
Obama's Iraq Fact Sheet as distributed by the Republican National
Committee:
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080519/RNCLOGO)
MYTH: On Thursday, Obama Claimed That He Has Always Said His
Timetable For Withdrawal From Iraq Would Be Based On Conditions On
The Ground:
Obama: "I've always said that the pace of withdrawal would be
dictated by the safety and security of our troops and the need to
maintain stability. That assessment has not changed... And when I go
to Iraq and have a chance to talk to some of the commanders on the
ground, I'm ...
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