'Muted by Reality' -- Wall Street Journal
Now that Obama has won, we could be in Iraq for a hundred years.
Barack Obama was elected president a month ago and does not take office for another 6½ weeks. But his most fervent supporters already have reason to be disappointed in him. Witness the headline of a "news analysis" in today's New York Times: "Campaign Promises on Ending the War in Iraq Now Muted by Reality."
"As he moves closer to the White House," the Times reveals, "President-elect Obama is making clearer than ever that tens of thousands of American troops will be left behind in Iraq, even if he can make good on his campaign promise to pull all combat forces out within 16 months." That itself is a big "if," as the Times acknowledges:
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My Comment: I doubt that U.S. forces are going to be in Iraq for 100 years, but they will definitely be based in the country for the next few decades.