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December 27, 2011

Mitt Romney Criticizes Obama For Failing to Keep Troops in Iraq 
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In presidential campaign news, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney
has publicly criticized President Obama for failing to keep ground
troops inside Iraq.

Mitt Romney: "When the announcement was made that a status of forces
agreement had not been reached and that we were going to pull out all of
our troops, I made the point that that put our successes and victories
there at risk. And I hope that risk is not realized and I hope that we
are able to see stability there. But the President's failure to secure
an agreement and maintain 10,000 to 30,000 troops in Iraq has to be one
of his signature failures."



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