He promised to make Iraqis provide for their own security, to strike at al-Qaeda in Pakistan if Islamabad would not, to secure loose nuclear weapons, combat climate change and end the “tyranny” of US reliance on foreign oil. “Iraq is not going to be a perfect place, and we don’t have unlimited resources to try to make it one,” Obama said in the speech in Washington.
“I will give our military a new mission on my first day in office: ending this war,” Obama said, ahead of an expected visit to Iraq and Afghanistan soon, and talks with the leaders of European powers, Israel and Jordan.
Obama’s Republican opponent, Senator John McCain argues that Obama would squander gains from last year’s troop surge strategy by withdrawing troops, and accuses the Democrat of having a closed mind on Iraq strategy.
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