The number of U.S. troops in Iraq has fallen below 50,000 for the first time since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion and ahead of the end-of-the-month deadline mandated by President Barack Obama, the American military said in a statement Tuesday.
The number is a watershed in the more than seven years that the United States has been at war in Iraq. Under Obama's plan, American forces will no longer conduct combat operations but are instead to focus on training Iraqi troops.
"We've met our goal," Gen. Ray Odierno, the commanding general in Iraq, told reporters Tuesday. "But the story is not about 50,000. The story is that we are continuing to be committed to Iraq. But our commitment is going to change."
http://www.kypost.com/dpp/news/national/number-of-us-troops-in-iraq-falls-below-50k-ews-wcpo-ap-201008241282657329947
50,000 troops remain in Iraq in permanent bases, and we have a "continuing commitment to Iraq"?
That was the Bush / Cheney / McCain / Palin plan!
I thought the "anti-war" candidate won in 2008.
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