Opposition and Ignorance

Only in this divided America can a Democratic president, following the guidelines of a troop withdrawal agreement negotiated and signed by his Republican predecessor, be accused of election year politics by following that same agreement to the letter.

 

In December of 2008, President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki negotiated a U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq that promised 2/3 of the troops out of country by July 2010, and the remainder out by December 31, 2011.

 

In February 2009, about a month after he was inaugurated, President Obama presented the plan in a speech at Camp LeJeune. Now, the initial troop withdrawl took place in August of 2010, later than proposed, but we still moved the majority of forces out, leaving roughly 50,000 troops to help out with training and advising of Iraqi troops. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), the 2008 Republican nominee for president, was fully in support of this plan.

 

Today, 13 whole months before the 2012 presidential elections (that's more than a YEAR, for those of you who are counting), President Obama made a speech basically saying that we were on track to fulfill that promise to have all of the troops out by the end of the year (except for about about 150 advisors). The outrage by the opposition, calling this "an election year stunt", and the skepticism by countless others, is appalling.

 

To blatantly ignore the facts in the zeal to attack our President is simply unbelievable. Just more proof that those who dislike this president are only out to see him fail, at the expense of the country's well-being.