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RNC: They Said It Flashback! Hillary Was Right?!

WASHINGTON, July 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In March, Sen. Clinton Questioned Obama's Pledge To Withdraw Troops From Iraq In 16 Months, Saying It Was Words You Can't Rely On. Sen. Clinton: "Senator Obama promises to withdraw fromIraq within 16 months. But his top foreign policy adviser said he's not really going to rely on that plan. I guess that plan is just words, too. We need a president who will solve problems. Who will fight for our families long after the speeches are over and the cameras are gone. That's the choice in this campaign: Solutions you can rely on -- versus words you can't." (Mark Halperin, "Clinton Remarks On Obama Iraq And Environmental Policies," Time's "The Page" Blog, thepage.time.com, 3/11/08)

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On Thursday, Obama Said He Would Slow Troop Withdrawals If Commanders On The Ground Said Troops Could Not Safely Be Removed At A Pace Of One To Two Brigades Per Month. Question: "If the general says to you, we can't safely and responsibly move one to two brigades out a month -" Obama: "[I]'ve said before, and this was true during the heat of the primary, it was true when we posted this Web site. I have always said, and again, you can take a look at the language, that as commander-in-chief, I would always reserve the right to do what's best in America's national interests. And if it turned out, for example, that, you know, we had to, in certain months, slow the pace because of the safety of American troops in terms of getting combat troops out, of course we would take that into account. I would be a poor commander-in-chief if I didn't take facts on the ground into account." (Sen. Barack Obama, Press Conference, 7/3/08)

In March 2008, Obama Said He Would "Immediately Begin To Remove Our Troops From Iraq And Have Them Out In 16 Months." "In order to end this war responsibly, I will immediately begin to remove our troops fromIraq. We can responsibly remove one to two combat brigades each month. If we start with the number of brigades we have inIraq today, we can remove all of them 16 months." (Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks On Iraq,Fayetteville, NC, 3/19/08)

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RNC: They Said It Flashback! Hillary Was Right?!