Obama's Troop Withdrawal Promise

[Spider-Man]

Does anyone know where I can find the exact phrasing of his original campaign promise to end the war in 16 months? I'm in a debate with an Obama supporter, and my argument hinges on the exact phrasing.

[ronpaulhawaii]

Looks like you can search for his Atlanta speech to the disabled vets... and find where he spoke on Feb 27th...


Obama declared in a speech to disabled US veterans in Atlanta that "America's combat mission in Iraq" would end by the end of August, to be replaced by a mission of "supporting and training Iraqi security forces".

That statement was in line with the pledge he had made on February 27, 2009, when he said, "Let me say this as plainly as I can: by August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end."

In the sentence preceding that pledge, however, he had said, "I have chosen a timeline that will remove our combat brigades over the next 18 months." Obama said nothing in his speech on Monday about withdrawing "combat brigades" or "combat troops" from Iraq until the end of 2011.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/LH05Ak03.html