The United States plans to withdraw all its combat troops from Iraq by August. Around 50,000 advisors will be left in place until the end of 2011. There was a cancellation of the deployment of over 3,000 troops to Iraq. This is part of the effort to draw down troop levels in Iraq since the troop they were going to replace is still returning.
This cancellation is a reflection of Iraq's growing ability to protect Iraq citizens and institutions. However, some are still worried. There is an upcoming Iraqi election that is set to begin January 16th, but there is still no election law in place. Our military has done a good job protecting Iraqi citizens and creating a basis for democracy. Now that troops are being taken away, the world will get to see if Iraq can handle this new government and improve the life of its citizens.
I think Obama needs to continue to remove troops so Iraq can learn to stand on its own two feet again. The basis has been set and the military has done what it can to stabilize the government there.
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