"After last week's defeats, the Obama campaign faced a choice: try to convince voters that Senator Obama is ready to take the 3 a.m. phone call in a positive way or try to tear down Senator Clinton's accomplishments, " the Clinton memo also stated.

CNN: Obama camp questions Clinton's readiness to lead

Clinton reiterated her previously-stated accounts of those matters.

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Like other Democratic presidential candidates, Clinton favors a gradual withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, but she has stated that it will be necessary to keep some of our troops in the country to maintain security in the region and to train Iraqi troops.

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