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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: dutch508 on January 22, 2009, 03:29:44 PM
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Thu Jan-22-09 04:12 PM
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How many brigades is Obama withdrawing from Iraq this month? One or two?
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x4889532
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/03/barackobama...
US elections: Obama clarifies remarks on Iraq withdrawal timeline
Thursday 3 July 2008 21.41 BST
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama today said he would "refine" his position on withdrawal from Iraq after meeting with military commanders there this summer, then later insisted he had not softened his commitment to remove US combat forces within 16 months of taking office.
Speaking with reporters at an airport in Fargo, North Dakota, the Illinois senator appeared open to altering his campaign pledge to have US combat troops home from Iraq within 16 months of taking office.
"I am going to do a thorough assessment when I'm there,'' he said. "I'm sure I'll have more information and continue to refine my policy."
The Republican party leapt at the comments and accused Obama of reversing himself, and at a press conference later, Obama sought to clarify his remarks.
"Let me be as clear as I can be: I intend to end this war," he said. "I have seen no information that contradicts the notion that we can bring our troops out safely at a pace of one to two brigades per month," with all out within 16 months. "This is the same position that I had four months ago."
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Sure he has.
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He's a good communist and would love to have a few million people die and be reeducated....it would be the ultimate resume enhancer.
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He will do exactly what he is told by his puppetmasters