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Originally posted by jam321
Use to be 16 months to BRING THEM HOME. NOw its 16 months to send to Afghanistan, some stay in Iraq, some in surrounding area. You are correct timetable the same but it is a change.
Obama said troops should be sent to three locations — home to the United States, in countries around Iraq to prevent regional conflict and to Afghanistan, which he said is in danger of falling back to the Taliban.
Originally posted by Andrew E. Wiggin
reply to post by jam321
Barack Obama publicly denounced invasion of Iraq from the beginning.
I am not twisting ANY facts.
You just choose to not recognize them for what they are
[edit on 8/10/2008 by Andrew E. Wiggin]
Bring Our Troops Home
Obama will immediately begin to remove our troops from Iraq. He will remove one to two combat brigades
each month, and have all of our combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months. Obama will make it clear that
we will not build any permanent bases in Iraq. He will keep some troops in Iraq to protect our embassy and
diplomats; if al Qaeda attempts to build a base within Iraq, he will keep troops in Iraq or elsewhere in the
region to carry out targeted strikes on al Qaeda.
“It is past time to end this war that should never have been waged by bringing our troops home, and finally pushing Iraq's leaders to take responsibility for their future.
But it was the invasion of a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 that really bothers me. So getting our troops out of there and discontinuing the deaths of innocents are my concerns.
Originally posted by LLoyd45
For a man who seeks the highest office in the land, Obama sure doesn't seem to think much of his country.. his response to this little seven year old girl is very telling if you ask me, and is reminiscent of his wife's opinions about America.
Maybe his 20 year association with people like Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayres is beginning to show just a bit
Originally posted by LLoyd45
reply to post by Benevolent Heretic
Do you think he tells his seven year old daughter all those things? If he's a good parent he don't.
Children are supposed to be happy, and not have to worry about finances, homelessness, racial intolerance, oil shortages, or hunger. They have the rest of their life to learn about such things.