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Obama opens door to refining his Iraq policy

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FARGO, N.D. - Democrat Barack Obama opened the door Thursday to refining his plan to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq in 16 months based on what he hears from military commanders during his upcoming trip there.
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"I am going to do a thorough assessment when I'm there," he told reporters on the airport tarmac here. "I'm sure I'll have more information and continue to refine my policy."

During his presidential campaign, Obama has gone from the hard-edged, vocal opposition to Iraq that defined his early candidacy to more nuanced rhetoric that calls for a phased-out drawdown of all combat brigades that, at a rate of one or two a month, could last 16 months. He has said that if al-Qaida builds bases in Iraq, he would keep troops either in the country or the region to carry out "targeted strikes."

Republicans, who have been goading Obama to return to Iraq to see conditions for himself, pounced.

"There appears to be no issue that Barack Obama is not willing to reverse himself on for the sake of political expedience," said Alex Conant, a spokesman for the national Republican Party. "Obama's Iraq problem undermines the central premise of his candidacy and shows him to be a typical politician."
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5 responses // Obama opens door to refining his Iraq policy

  • I hope he cares more about the supportors he has so far than the ones he still hasn't gotten. Selling out will prove disastrous for his legacy.
    hollowman218
  • Yeah I support Obama but it worries me that his rhetoric shifts to support his current stand on a subject. In particular, I do think he backpedaled on the public financed campaign issue. He was totally for it at one point, and is now berating it as a broken system.

    I hope Obama shows more willingness to be firm on the issues he has raised in the past.
    Artifakt
  • He is a politician, plain and simple.. In a perfect world we wouldn't have politicians running the show. That being said he is still far and away the better candidate, warts and all.
    rabidlemur
  • This doesn't surprise me one bit. He has, and always will be a politician. I just wish he wouldn't promise the people one thing and then, in a fight to move to the center and attract more votes, change his policies. But, why should I be surprised since every politician does the same thing.
    brycepatingre
  • I can't wait to see how the Obama groupies spin this latest flip-flop. You've been sold a bill of goods, he has no intention of doing anything he has promised to do.
    JohnA

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