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Originally Posted by Boon Mee Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki did not back the plan of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq | Of course he wouldn't back Obama's plans. Obama will insist the Iraqi government meet it's obligations to unscrew the political gridlock in Maliki's disfunctional governement. McCain like the current administration are quite happy to pretend "progress" is being made when none of the hard issues are close to resolution.
Obama has said firm deadlines holding the Iraqi's responsible for meeting them will be set and if not met troops will be withdrawn anyway. |
Hmm..
"All of the most important objectives of the surge have been accomplished in Iraq. The sectarian civil war is ended; al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) has been dealt a devastating blow; and the Sadrist militia and other Iranian-backed militant groups have been disrupted."
The New Reality in Iraq - WSJ.com
Seems like we still have "hard issues" with N. Korea & elsewhere around the globe...
