Published 9/9/2008
by Samantha Harris
at CNN Political Ticker
President Bush announced that he plans to withdraw 8,000 U.S. troops from Iraq by February, 2009 .
RIVERSIDE, Ohio (CNN) – Senator Barack Obama said Tuesday the Bush administration’s announcement it was bringing some U.S. troops home fell short, calling it a “modest” step that indicated no real change in policy.
“At this point what it appears [...]
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