# Obama Announces Pullout date (from Iraq)-is this Wise?

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**Created:** [February 27, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announces-pullout-date-from-iraq-is-this-wise/487685 "2009-02-27T17:13:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 1, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-announces-pullout-date-from-iraq-is-this-wise/487685/41 "2009-03-01T21:09:16Z")

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> [@xtisme](#):
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> It seems like a good plan to me. By the following August I should think things will be even more stable in Iraq. Also, IIRC, Obama said he would pull out troops within 16 months of his taking office…this is pretty close to what he promised. I’m actually cautiously optimistic about this particular initiative.
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> If the whole country goes tits up at that point…well, we tried. Though it won’t be his fault I’m sure Obama will get blamed if that happens. Guess it comes with the job.
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> -XT

The “plan” isn’t noticeably different than Bushes. We already agreed to pull out as part of the SOFA agreements. And he’s not pulling all the troops out, he’s pulling the combat troops out. They’re already getting paired back as Iraqis take control of daily security functions. There will still be support troops left behind. Virtually nothing has changed with this announcement. There is no plan to abandon Iraq.

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