President Obama visited United States troops stationed in Iraq on Tuesday and he was met with affection from the crowd. A member of the crowd even shouted "I love you" to which Obama replied, "I love you too."
Obama told the troops that it was time for a transition in Iraq. He said it was time for Iraq to take responsibility of their country. He also praised the troops by saying they gave Iraq "an opportunity to stand on its own as a democratic country."
This comes after Obama revealed a 19 month exit strategy for Iraq. He does plan on keeping at least 50,000 troops in Iraq even after the 19 months.
While in Iraq, Obama met with the Iraqi prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki. During their meeting, Obama suggested that al-Maliki should try to include Sunnis into the government.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/04/200947141454476854.html
Obama told the troops that it was time for a transition in Iraq. He said it was time for Iraq to take responsibility of their country. He also praised the troops by saying they gave Iraq "an opportunity to stand on its own as a democratic country."
This comes after Obama revealed a 19 month exit strategy for Iraq. He does plan on keeping at least 50,000 troops in Iraq even after the 19 months.
While in Iraq, Obama met with the Iraqi prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki. During their meeting, Obama suggested that al-Maliki should try to include Sunnis into the government.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/04/200947141454476854.html
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Steve Lyons
Journalism 311 student
Steve Lyons
Journalism 311 student
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