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SelectPlusObama Gets Withdrawal Support From IraqisObama Gets Withdrawal Support From IraqisThe Associated PressDemocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama traveled to Baghdad, where he met with Iraqi leaders who voiced support for his proposal to withdraw U.S. combat troops by 2010. (July 21)[Notes:Obama walking out of meeting]Barack Obama had few words as he emerged from his highly anticipated meeting with Iraqi leaders Monday.SOTBarack Obama"we had a very constructive discussion" But the two sides appear to share a hope for when U-S combat troops will leave Iraq. [Notes:Basra]Obama arrived first in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, where he greeted U-S troops.From there, he traveled to Baghdad, where he met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talibani. An Iraqi spokesman said that while the country doesn't endorse a fixed date, they hoped U-S combat troops would be out of Iraq sometime in 2010.That falls within the 16-month timetable Obama has proposed. The Bush administration opposes setting specific dates for troop withdrawal, but did say last week that it would be open to discussing a general time horizon.SOTMichael O'Hanlon/The Brookings Institute "the overall trend of the last few months has made it possible to think of an earlier american departure from iraq with most of its forces than we previously assumed and so if obama plays it right, it may help him, as long as he shows enough flexibility that he can adapt as circumstances change"Iraq is the third stop on Obama's overseas tour, a trip designed to burnish his foreign policy credentials. National security issues are the one area where Obama trails Republican rival John McCain in the polls. McCain says Obama's trip wouldn't have been possible if it weren't for the success of the U-S troop surge, a policy McCain supported. SOTJohn McCain "the fundamental difference between myself and senator obama is that when it was not popular to call for an increase in american troops, sen obama said it wouldn't work and couldn't succeed, i put everything on the line for it" While all five surge brigades have left Iraq, there are still about 147-thousand U-S soldiers in in the country. ___ ___, The Associated Press.

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Uploaded: July 21st, 2008 @ 2:55 pm
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