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Obama Reaffirms Bush Plan for Iraq

Good to see.

Iraqis “need to take responsibility for their own country,” Obama told hundreds of cheering soldiers gathered in an ornate, marble palace near Saddam Hussein’s former seat of power.

“You have given Iraq the opportunity to stand on its own as a democratic country. That is an extraordinary achievement,” he told some 600 troops, saluting their efforts during six years of American fighting and losses.

Posted by Owen at 2026 hrs
Foreign Affairs + Politics + Politics - General

1. Must be an echo in here.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on April 07, 2009 at 2212 hrs
   
   
   

2. Question for the military posters here ... were there boos at some points?  Didn’t sound like cheering.

   Posted by hsgbdmama on April 08, 2009 at 0821 hrs
   
   
   

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