When Barack Obama was running for President, he called for a responsible withdrawal of troops from Iraq: one brigade a month for 16 months. Shortly after he became President, the timeline was extended to 19 months. His plan called for approximately 50,000 troops to remain in Iraq. It wasn't a total withdrawal, but it was a start.
Obama has been President for almost a year, but I haven't heard any news of monthly troop withdrawals. I haven't heard any news of the withdrawal plan even starting. When is the troop withdrawal supposed to begin? I thought it was supposed to start in 2009. Is it going to start this year? 2011? 2012? Is it ever going to start? I'm leaning towards "No" for the last question.
