Senator Barack Obama has stated that he will withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months of being elected President. He has, however, stated that he will consult military advisors before taking this action. He arrived in Iraq today to discuss troop levels and the U.S.’s strategy on Iraq. He described the discussion with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other top U.S. and Iraqi officials as “constructive”.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/20/AR2008072001416.html?hpid=topnews
This is an interesting piece on what Obama needs to do in order to get accurate, up-to-date information from people on the ground in Iraq.
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823684,00.html
I would like to know, out of interest, what the Senator thinks about the fact that we invaded Iraq illegally in the first place. Also, what he thinks about the suffering that was caused by the sanctions we imposed on Iraq before the invasions - lack of clean drinking water for the citizens, children denied access to hospital supplies and drugs, etc.
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