It's a Big Lie, and everyone who follows the debates over US policy towards Iraq knows it, but refuses to call the candidates on it. Both Clinton and Obama have been very clear--in the fine print--about the fact that they will leave a significant number of "residual forces" in Iraq. Obama says to protect "the US embassy"--train Iraqi forces and retain a rapid-response force to conduct "limited counter-terrorism" missions. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.