President-elect Barack Obama, in one of the first policy statements of his transition, demanded that the Bush administration either submit the proposed U.S.-Iraq “status-of-forces agreement” to Congress or leave an opening for him to change it next year. Full Story »
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Factual summary of Obama’s position on the future of U.S. troops in Iraq. Story points out some major differences on how Obama will handle the situation differently from Bush including using recommendations made in a bipartisan study that were ignored for the last 2 years. Article provides context on how the results of the election are impacting the negotiations of the pact with the Iraqis. Provides a brief summary on congressional funding of the war and what may occur next year. Good links to sources of information including Obama’s new website.
“It is unacceptable that the Iraqi government will present the agreement to the Iraqi parliament for approval — yet the Bush administration will not do the same with the U.S. Congress."
Quotes points out nicely what has occurred to democracy and checks and balances in the U.S.
It will be interesting to see if the recommendations made in studies that were ignored for two years will be helpful in Iraq. I am happy to read that Obama is addressing this issue immediately and to read how his election may impact the agreement,