I should keep my mouth shut and not talk politics but that is part of who I am.
I am an Obama fan for sure. Today he announced he would pull troops out of Iraq within the next 19 months and set an end date for that conflict.
Republicans really have no need to object because it also conforms to a agreement Bush had already signed with the Iragi government.
But some troops will remain there as non-combatants. My objection is that the news media (namely CNN) is not reporting to us why troops will remain behind, or why they cannot all come home or be re-stationed elsewhere.
If the troops left behind are not going to fight anyone why have military guys there at all? Are we to think they cannot use their guns during there duties there?
I do not think they will do anything "top secret" and so I want to know why we cannot make a clean break and allow for a total withdraw for all the troops. Or least have some reporting on what kinds of duties our military will be involved in if they must be the ones left behind.
I have a relative on duty in Iraq at this time.
