Published 1/28/2009
by Domenico Montanaro
at First Read
Obama heads to the Pentagon today, where he "was to hear the opinions of the four U.S. military service chiefs on Wednesday in a meeting the White House called one more step toward fulfilling his promise of withdrawing all combat troops from Iraq. The Joint Chiefs of Staff will be ready with a rough sketch of what would be required to fulfill the president's timetable for a 16-month withdrawal. Defense officials have said they can meet Obama's campaign pledge, but several officials have signaled...( read more )
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