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Originally Posted by Axeman
on his site now he says 16 months where as in early debates he claimed out in 12 months which was the biggest difference vs him and her as she would not commit to a specific time frame other than starting the withdrawal when in office.
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Early debates? Is the September 2007 debate in Iowa early enough?
Russert: Will you pledge that by January 2013, the end of your first term more than five years from now, there will be no U.S. troops in Iraq?
Obama: I think it's hard to project four years from now, and I think it would be irresponsible. We don't know what contingency will be out there. What I can promise is that if there are still troops in Iraq when I take office [and] if there's no timetable [for withdrawal], then I will drastically reduce our presence there to the mission of protecting our embassy, protecting our civilians and making sure that we're carrying out counterterrorism activities there.
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2...k_in_iraq.html