# Will the Credit Crunch be the excuse for a withdrawal from Iraq?

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**Created:** [October 4, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-credit-crunch-be-the-excuse-for-a-withdrawal-from-iraq/466462 "2008-10-04T18:16:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-credit-crunch-be-the-excuse-for-a-withdrawal-from-iraq/466462/1 "2008-10-04T18:16:52Z")

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Assuming Obama wins (as I expect), he’s surely going to note that the $700B cost of the (we hope) fix for the Credit Crunch is about the same as the cost of Iraq over the next 8 years. So will he use it as an excuse to bring the troops home? Should he?

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-credit-crunch-be-the-excuse-for-a-withdrawal-from-iraq/466462/2 "2008-10-04T18:31:00Z")

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[http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-09-24-defense-bill-house\_N.htm](http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-09-24-defense-bill-house_N.htm) We approved the funding last week.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-credit-crunch-be-the-excuse-for-a-withdrawal-from-iraq/466462/3 "2008-10-04T19:02:47Z")

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Why does he need an excuse? The democratically elected leaders of Iraq want us to leave on a 16 month timetable; Isn’t that a good enough reason?

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**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2008, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-credit-crunch-be-the-excuse-for-a-withdrawal-from-iraq/466462/4 "2008-10-04T20:36:10Z")

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> [@Fear\_Itself](#):
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> Why does he need an excuse? The democratically elected leaders of Iraq want us to leave on a 16 month timetable; Isn’t that a good enough reason?

It’s the absolute most perfect reason to leave. Any sane politician would look upon the _Iraqi_ government imposing a timetable as a blessing from the gods.