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Originally Posted by BroncoBilly
BAGHDAD, July 18 -- As Sen. Barack Obama prepares for his second visit to Iraq, Iraqis are divided over his plan to withdraw U.S. combat troops in 16 months should he be elected president
Mr O, we ain't gonna go! Mr flip flop will probably change his position at least 20 more times, depending on the political wind.
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let's see what they said regarding our staying or leaving:
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"We hope they will stay until 2020," said Brig. Gen. Bilal al-Dayni, a commander in the southern city of Basra, where about 30,000 Iraqi soldiers patrol the streets after a major offensive in March against extremist militias.
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Supporters of anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said it will not matter who is elected president. "U.S. foreign policy would not be changed by changing the president," said Nassar al-Rubaie, the head of Sadr's political bloc in parliament. Whether the next president is "Republican or Democrat, we completely reject the occupation under any circumstances."
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any surprise that the general wants our forces to stick around another twelve years, risking their lives to fight his country's civil war?
anyone surprised that someone outside the government, who seeks to maintain his political authority in the form of a militia, whose existance is being challenged by our military, wants us gone?
so, yep, as your thread title says "
Iraqis Differ on Obama's Plans"
what's your point ... that Obama will not hold firm to his position that American troops will be withdrawn. he has shown no inclination to back away from that long-held position thus far ... but i welcome you to prove me wrong that unlike mKKKain, Obama is not flip flopping here