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Obama: Bring Troops Home by End of '08

Senator supports pullout of one or two brigades each month

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 12, 2007 4:44 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Iraq troop withdrawals should be completed by the end of next year, Barack Obama says in a speech obtained by Reuters that was to be delivered in Iowa tonight. “We have to begin to end this war now,” the Democratic presidential candidate demands; his plan calls for one or two US combat brigades to leave Iraq each month, with all troops out by the end of 2008.

The Illinois senator proposed a new constitutional convention in Iraq aimed at achieving political reconciliation and voiced support for Nouri al-Maliki, the target of US officials frustrated with the prime minister’s inability to heal sectarian wounds. But Obama struck hard at Hillary Clinton, the AFP says, hinting that her early support of the war suggested a lack of judgment.

Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama,D-Ill, left, and Sen. Hillary Clinton,D-NY, greets each other at the conclusion of the Democratic primary debate hosted by Univision at the Bank Atlantic Center in Coral Gables, Fla. Sunday Sept. 9, 2007. The debate focused on issues that are of interest to...
Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama,D-Ill, left, and Sen. Hillary Clinton,D-NY, greets each other at the conclusion of the Democratic primary debate hosted by Univision at the Bank Atlantic...   (Associated Press)
Democratic Presidential hopeful, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee member, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., questions Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker on the future course of the war in Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, during the committee's hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Democratic Presidential hopeful, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee member, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., questions Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker on the future course of the war...   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. speaks to supporters during a presidential campaign rally Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007 in Santa Barbara, Calif. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant)
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. speaks to supporters during a presidential campaign rally Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007 in Santa Barbara, Calif. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant)   (Associated Press)
Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Barak Obama D-Ill, waits for the Democratic primary debate to start at the Bank Atlantic Center in Coral Gables, Fla. Sunday Sept. 9, 2007. The debate will focus on issues that are of interest to the Hispanic community. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)
Democratic Presidential hopeful Sen. Barak Obama D-Ill, waits for the Democratic primary debate to start at the Bank Atlantic Center in Coral Gables, Fla. Sunday Sept. 9, 2007. The debate will focus on...   (Associated Press)
Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill, speaks to supporters during a campaign rally, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007 in Santa Barbara, Calif. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant)
Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill, speaks to supporters during a campaign rally, Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007 in Santa Barbara, Calif. (AP Photo/Michael A. Mariant)   (Associated Press)
Democratic Presidential hopeful, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee member, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., questions Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker on the future course of the war in Iraq, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, during the committee's hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Democratic Presidential hopeful, and Senate Foreign Relations Committee member, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., questions Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker on the future course of the war...   (Associated Press)
Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks during a campaign stop in the Gentilly Woods area of New Orleans Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill., speaks during a campaign stop in the Gentilly Woods area of New Orleans Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, U.S. Sen Barack Obama, D-Ill., gestures while speaking during a fundraiser Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Democratic presidential hopeful, U.S. Sen Barack Obama, D-Ill., gestures while speaking during a fundraiser Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)   (Associated Press)
Democratic presidential hopeful, U.S. Sen Barack Obama, D-Ill, speaks during a meeting with grassroots activists and Camp Obama graduates in New York, Wednesday Aug. 22, 2007. (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)
Democratic presidential hopeful, U.S. Sen Barack Obama, D-Ill, speaks during a meeting with grassroots activists and Camp Obama graduates in New York, Wednesday Aug. 22, 2007. (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)   (Associated Press)
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