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Ron Johnson: “His strategy of withdrawal was a total and dismal failure.”

Featuring: Ron Johnson, Republican | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Senator Johnson on CSPAN's Morning Journal

Published | Video Starts at 27:50

And it worked. I guess he hoped for the best. You know, let's face it, his campaign slogan was hope and change. Hope is not a strategy. And we've seen that His strategy of withdrawal was a total and dismal failure. And we're living with those consequences today. We'll go to Melissa next in New York, a Republican caller. Hi, Melissa. Hello. Thank you for taking my call this morning. (27:50–27:54)

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Asserts that President Obama's strategy of withdrawal from Iraq was a failure.

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