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Obama: 'I'll keep Iraq pullout promise'

2010-08-02 401 Dailymotion

<p><br /> Barack Obama has vowed to make good on his promise to end US combat operations in Iraq by the end of August.<br /> </p><p><br /> Speaking to the Disabled American Veterans group in Atlanta, the US President sought to underscore progress in winding down the US role in the unpopular Iraq war.<br /> </p><p><br /> With congressional elections looming in November, it was a reminder to liberal Democrats whose opposition to the Iraq war helped sweep him into office that he was determined to fulfill his promise to "bring the war in Iraq to a responsible end."<br /> </p><p><br /> Mr Obama said: "Shortly after taking office, I announced our new strategy for Iraq and for a transition to full Iraqi responsibility. And I made it clear that by August 31, 2010, America's combat mission in Iraq would end. And that is exactly what we are doing - as promised and on schedule."<br /> </p><p><br /> Obama's speech came amid political tensions and uncertainty in Iraq over the failure by major parties to agree on forming a new government five months after inconclusive parliamentary elections.<br /> </p><p><br /> His words come despite a dangerous political deadlock in Baghdad and a surge in militant violence last month.<br /> </p>

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