All Troops Out By 2011? Not So Fast; Why Obama's Iraq Speech Deserves a Second Look

Is is possible that all the U. S. troops will be out of Iraq by 2011? In Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on Friday, President Obama declared to make it a reality. According to the article
"All Troops Out By 2011? Not So Fast; Why Obama's Iraq Speech Deserves a Second Look," Obama said,"I intend to remove all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2011," the anti-war analyst find hope in Obama's speech but realize that it is more complicated than it sounds.

The plan to remove the troops by 2011 is subject to change. The Obama administration plans to revisit the idea, allowing for change if needed. Obama assured, New York Rep. John McHugh that he has a Plan B. Although the plan is for all troops to pull out of Iraq, Pentagon correspondent Jim Miklaszeswki has reason to believe that a large number of U. S. troops will remain in Iraq for the next 15-20 years. It is reported that it is insubordinate to make such statements against Obama's order.

The U. S. Embassy in Baghdad revealed last month that there would be a need for U. S. presence in Baghdad to maintain the city.The need to place U.S. diplomats in armed convoy in Iraq creates danger for the Iraqi civilians. Know matter who is chosen for the job, regularly escorting U.S. VIPs around Iraq will cause conflict. Obama neglected to mention how this would be handled.

The Status of Forces Agreement, or the plan for a timetable U.S. withdrawal from Iraq contains loopholes, or the possibility U.S. troops will remain in Iraq well beyond the 2011 deadline. The congressional Democratic leadership was shocked by President Obama's plan to wait until 2011 to withdraw all the troops from Iraq. They expected less than 35,000 to 50,000 troops in the country beyond 2010.

Obama addressed the military audience during his speech on Friday, declaring "We sent our troops to Iraq to do away with Saddam Hussein's regime -- and you got the job done." He explained that the troops were placed in Iraq to establish a sovereign government, now their job is done. Our goal was for the Iraqi people to live better, now the opportunity is in their hands.Our job has been accomplished.


I hope that President Obama's plan to remove the troops from Iraq is a reality. Although a lot of people thrashes President Bush for sending our troops to Iraq, I believe he did the right thing.
I do believe that we have accomplished our goal and it is time for them to come home. One thing that we don't need is war on our turf.