Obama Confident US Can Abide By Pullout Agreement
President Barack Obama is telling the Associated Press that he always has reserved the right to adjust the U.S. troop withdrawal timetable in Iraq based on changing circumstances. But he says he’s confident the U.S. will be able to abide by agreements it made with Iraqis.
Published: July 2, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is telling the Associated Press that he always has reserved the right to adjust the U.S. troop withdrawal timetable in Iraq based on changing circumstances.
But he says he’s confident the U.S. will be able to abide by agreements it made with Iraqis.
Obama also says he believes Iraqis don’t want to return to spiraling violence of years ago. But he says he hasn’t seen sufficient political reconciliation among Iraq’s political factions.
He’s also praising U.S. commanders for handing over security to Iraqis in cities and urban areas this week.
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