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Obama's Iraq Speech: America May Have to Stay in Iraq

Obama is right to focus on revitalizing the economy. But Iraq and Afghanistan threaten to jeopardize this essential mission, as Leslie H. Gelb explains.

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Leslie H. Gelb
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If President Obama has the skill and will to drive home the main point of his Oval Office speech, he could become a great president.

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Leslie H. Gelb

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