Vice President Biden gave a speech last week that said America was not abandoning Iraq, and we would still help rebuild the country. He spoke at the conventions of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Indianapolis and assured everyone that despite pulling out our troops, we are still going to be helping Iraq. America will be sending in contractors to build Iraq's government, police, and schools. President Obama promised to pull out most troops by August 2011, and is still standing by that promise. Some military officials are guessing that Iraq will need more soldiers that what the president is leaving. I don't know how all of this is going to turn out, but I hope we get our job done in Iraq before leaving.
Also, I think it is interesting that the Obama administration is making this sound like it was their idea, to build Iraq's government and then leave them to it. President Bush was planning this all along. The intention was never to take Iraq as our own and make it a U.S. territory.
Anyway, it sounds like things are still moving forward and that is good news.
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