Senator and Presidential candidate Barrack Obama has suggested legislation that would withdraw American forces from Iraq by March, 2008. The date falls within the parameters offered by the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, which recommended the removal of combat troops by the first quarter of next year. The Washington Post reports:
"The days of our open-ended commitment must come to a close," Obama said in his speech. "It is time for us to fundamentally change our policy. It is time to give Iraqis their country back."
I agree that our open ended agreement must end, however this is being viewed as a way for Obama to increase the level of his foreign policy work before the 2008 Presidential election. As well, it is to early to tell when the troops will come home, if President Bush's new strategy continues to work they maybe home earlier. I continue to believe that American forces will be in Iraq for eternity, like Korea.
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"If Bush's policy continues to work"...The Iraqi's are not committing to their end of the deal, so far hey have only committed two of the five batallions they said they would have in Baghdad by now. I agree with Obama's plan; I feel that it gives us the best chance of fighting this war on terror.
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