Recently, President Obama told the nation his plan about what to do in Iraq, a war that has been ongoing since 2003. At Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, in front of many of our servicement, he announced the withdrawal of combat troops by August 2010 and all remaining troops by December 2011. As promised during the campaign, the President has devised a detailed, well thought out plan to end the mess that is the Iraq war. Not only that, his plan was able to gain support from both Democrats and Republicans. I am glad that President Obama decided on a gradual pull-out from Iraq, because an immediate one may have made conditions in the country that much worse. The troops that will remain in Iraq after August will have a much different focus than the troops do in Iraq as of now. They will be more of a transition team, set up to train Iraqi security forces and protect American personnel in Iraq. After more than 4,000 deaths in Iraq at a cost of more than 600 billion dollars from American taxpayers, the majority of Americans have had enough of this drawn out, badly strategized war.
Check out President Obama's speech below!
No comments:
Post a Comment