Obama and Troops: what will happen to them?

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I'm tired of reading and listening about the economy,and I'm concerned for our troops what does he have planned for them. (hopefully i will get in soon)
 
Didn't Obama pledge that he'd withdraw troops from Iraq?
 
It's not possible to pull the troops back all at once. Even though he pledged it, it is going to take at least 2 to 3 years before they ll get home.
 
Ino-chan said:
It's not possible to pull the troops back all at once. Even though he pledged it, it is going to take at least 2 to 3 years before they ll get home.
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good point at least 2 or 3
 
I got into an argument over this at school. Basically, in order to pull out our troops in such a fast way (i.e. 2-3 months) America would be showing weakness and there may be another attack like 9/11.

If we pull out our troops slowly, or move them to another country (i.e. 2-3 years), we would not be showing any weakness, and the attacks would be much less likely to happen.
 
Ino-chan said:
I got into an argument over this at school. Basically, in order to pull out our troops in such a fast way (i.e. 2-3 months) America would be showing weakness and there may be another attack like 9/11.

If we pull out our troops slowly, or move them to another country (i.e. 2-3 years), we would not be showing any weakness, and the attacks would be much less likely to happen.
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i agree keep the troops near by incase of an attack if Obama wants to keep his popularity in the polls and people (which he does)
 
The truth is, there is already a timetable in place for the withdrawal of troops, pending ratification by the Iraqi parliament. There was some noise that it might be rejected, but apparently Obama's victory has helped bolster confidence in the deal, so it may yet pass. If it does, then all troops will be out by 2011.

If it doesn't, we're in for an ugly limbo period, but I think 2011 will probably still be the resulting figure. Of course, this is barring a return to civil war or some such problem. It's impossible to know how Obama would respond to something like that.


With Iraq out of the way, Obama seems likely to use the "surge" tactics from Iraq in Afghanistan, with the help of General Petraeus. That means more troops and more emphasis on nation-building.
 
Misty said:
The truth is, there is already a timetable in place for the withdrawal of troops, pending ratification by the Iraqi parliament. There was some noise that it might be rejected, but apparently Obama's victory has helped bolster confidence in the deal, so it may yet pass. If it does, then all troops will be out by 2011.

If it doesn't, we're in for an ugly limbo period, but I think 2011 will probably still be the resulting figure. Of course, this is barring a return to civil war or some such problem. It's impossible to know how Obama would respond to something like that.


With Iraq out of the way, Obama seems likely to use the "surge" tactics from Iraq in Afghanistan, with the help of General Petraeus. That means more troops and more emphasis on nation-building.
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That's an idea using surge tactics in Afghanistan
 
Obama has been calling for a phased withdraw which would get our troops out of Iraq slowly so there would be flexibility in case something happens.

As for Afghanistan, the Taliban is suddenly feeling talkative and troop levels there will probably be on the rise. However, the level of active US troops abroad will probably decline somewhat.
 
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