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PRESIDENT OBAMA: ACTIONS IN OFFICE

NEW: On Feb. 27, announced that he will withdraw all combat troops from Iraq by August 2010
Will temporarily retain a residual force of 35,000 to 50,000 troops to fight terrorists and protect U.S. personnel
Plans to remove all U.S. troops, including the residual force, by December 2011
Says that the U.S. will not establish any permanent military bases in Iraq

CANDIDATE OBAMA ELECTION 2008
During the campaign, proposed to withdraw all combat brigades during his first 16 months in office Planned to temporarily keep a much smaller "residual" force there to fight terrorists and protect U.S. personnel Said that the U.S. would not establish any permanent military bases in Iraq Opposed going to war with Iraq in 2002 and opposed the troop surge in 2007 More...

REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS
Mostly supportive of Pres. Obama's plan to withdraw all combat troops from Iraq by August 2010 Credit Pres. Bush and the troop "surge" strategy for reducing violence in Iraq Nearly all supported authorizing war with Iraq in 2002, and most supported the troop surge in 2007 Most voted against withdrawal timetables when President Bush was in power More...

DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS
Strongly supportive of Pres. Obama's plan to withdraw all combat troops from Iraq by August 2010 Most have supported a troop withdrawal timetable for several years Were split on whether funding should be withheld from the war to achieve withdrawal Were split on the 2002 vote authorizing war with Iraq, but most opposed the troop surge in 2007 More...

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