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Old 01-22-2009, 06:18 AM   #1
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Default Obama asks Pentagon for responsible Iraq drawdown

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama, in a meeting with his top national security advisers Wednesday, asked the Pentagon to do whatever additional planning is necessary to "execute a responsible military drawdown from Iraq."

Obama's statement, issued by the White House after the gathering, opened his much-anticipated effort to withdraw troops more swiftly than the previous administration had proposed. It made no reference to any timeline or his campaign vow to get combat troops out of Iraq in 16 months.

"The meeting was productive and I very much appreciated receiving assessments from these experienced and dedicated individuals," Obama said. "During the discussion, I asked the military leadership to engage in additional planning necessary to execute a responsible military drawdown from Iraq."

He added that he would soon travel to the Pentagon and meet with the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

A senior military official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the schedule is not confirmed, said that meeting with the Joint Chiefs — the president's senior uniformed military advisers — would come within a week.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090122/..._wh/obama_wars
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Old 01-22-2009, 06:32 AM   #2
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Let's pray it's finally gonna end...that would be the best news I've had all day!
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Old 01-22-2009, 06:35 AM   #3
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Yeah BROOK, lets hope!
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Old 01-22-2009, 04:55 PM   #4
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After reading that again it really sounds like he's pushing this hard and fast.
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Old 01-23-2009, 05:02 AM   #5
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Sounds like that to me too, though we must not get our hopes up too high.
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Old 01-23-2009, 05:16 AM   #6
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It would be really nice to see a President get elected, and do what the voters voted him in for
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