Obama has a plan to remove our troops from Iraq. He would like to have them all out except for 50,000 by 2010 and the remaining by2011. This timeline is a little longer that what he projected at sixteen months.There are currently 142,000 troops in Iraq. Having our troops there and helping Iraq is really racking up our already giant debt. All of Americans want our troops to come home quickly. The article titled Obama's Iraq Exit states that," According to the president, this transitional force would have three missions: training Iraqi security forces, carrying out anti-terrorism missions and protecting American civilian and military forces."
The article also says that if we leave our troops in Iraq too long it could cause big problems such as groups in Iraq that would gather and attack their government. Furthermore staying in a country too long could cause radicalization. It is hopeful that they will become a country free of so much violence.
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Hey Jackie,
ReplyDeleteI agree that leaving our boys in Iraq cost billions of dollars, but I don't think we can just go in there and start bringing them home. I too have family and friends over there. The president needs to use wisdom in drawing out our troops. If we draw them out to soon, it might possibly start a war over here. I think terrorism has always been and probably always will until the end of time as we know it.
One of Obama's main points while campaigning was getting the troops out of Iraq. However, the 2011 deadline for withdrawing the troops is not much different than the estimate given by George W. Bush toward the end of his presidency. In this respect, at least, it seems "change" was merely a word.
ReplyDeletewe all know that we want the war to be over! its been to long as it is. i knew that this could not happen to quick because it could be dangerous for all of us
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