Many Troops Would Stay In Iraq if a Democrat Wins

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:21 PM EST

Article Source: Wall Street Journal

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Despite the rhetoric of the Democratic presidential candidates, significant numbers of U.S. troops will remain in Iraq regardless who wins in November.

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Sen. Obama, on his Web site, says that the drawdowns would begin "immediately" and continue at a pace of one to two brigades -- which each normally number between 3,500 and 4,500 troops -- per month. He hopes to have all combat troops out of Iraq within 16 months of taking office, or by the middle of 2010.

Obama foreign-policy adviser Dennis McDonough says the Democratic front-runner wants the residual U.S. forces to focus on counterterrorism --

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#1 - Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:24 PM EST

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Sen. Clinton takes a similar approach and promises to begin withdrawing combat troops within 60 days of assuming the presidency. Lee Feinstein, the Clinton campaign's national security director, says "the principal focus" of the remaining U.S. forces will be fighting al-Qaeda in Iraq.

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#2 - Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:25 PM EST

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OK, those two are vying to proclaim who would dump our hemispheric trade deals the furthest, and it could worry our other trading partners. Let's watch to see who makes the biggest whopper here.

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#3 - Sat Mar 1, 2008 5:01 PM EST

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O-K

I think both will come up with huge ones.

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#4 - Fri Mar 7, 2008 6:10 PM EST

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backroads

Right now, I can't decide who's telling the truth -- Obama or the Canadians.

What a mess. Check out what Fareed Zakaria had to say in the Washington Post (not trying to direct you to my column . . . well, maybe).

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#4.1 - Fri Mar 7, 2008 11:45 PM EST

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O-K

I will read that. Thanks.

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#4.2 - Sat Mar 8, 2008 1:04 AM EST

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backroads

You already did and I didn't realize it. My bad.

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#4.3 - Sat Mar 8, 2008 1:17 AM EST

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No problem. It is worth reading twice.

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2 votes

#5 - Sat Mar 8, 2008 12:17 PM EST

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