This Iraq promise kept should allow the President some trust out here

[bigtree]

. . . that he'll, at least, keep to his promise to transition part of his escalated force out of Afghanistan in 2011. Despite the recent posturing of Petraeus to dismiss the President's Afghanistan promise to 'hand over control' to Afghan forces sometime next year, the WH and his defense chief pushed back; declaring that the drawdown date "is the date . . . the date is not negotiable."

We'll see, of course, but this very publicized exit of 'combat troops' from Iraq tonight should go a long way to convince Americans, Iraqis, and others affected by the Bush-era militarism to recognize this new president as a man of his word on these military deployments.

Kudos to President Obama for this drawdown in Iraq, and for the convincing manner it's been orchestrated and presented.

[Botany]

1. President Obama then Sen. Obama in 2008

At this point, I think we can be as careful getting out as we were careless getting in.

[JuniperLea]

2. Mega kudos for keeping the lid on it!

That this did not leak is nothing short of miraculous!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

3. Doubt it

but I share your sentiment.

[Gold Metal Flake]

4. Meanwhile, tomorrow on the "liberal media"...

He's Weak on defense!"

[doc03]

5. Faux not covering it Hannity and Rove are talking

about the Mosque.

[bigtree]

6. .

[Scurrilous]

7. K & R

:thumbsup: