How To Get Out Of Iraq Quicker

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Logistics Of A Faster Iraq Exit -- Christian Science Monitor

Will Obama be able to get most US forces out in 16 months?

Washington - President Obama's plan to bring American troops home from Iraq is beginning to jell, but whether he keeps his campaign promise to do it in 16 months may depend on logistics, security needs in Afghanistan, and the political dynamic he confronts at the Pentagon.

Ultimately, the decision rests with the new commander in chief, who will either lean on a timeline-oriented departure to meet political goals or a conditions-based plan more pleasing to military commanders that could take two years or more.

Mr. Obama is expected to meet this week with the heads of the four services, including the Army and Marine Corps, who are eager to move beyond Iraq. Obama will weigh their views with those of senior commanders, including Gen. David Petraeus and Defense Secretary Robert Gates, both of whom are inclined to take more than 16 months to withdraw from Iraq.

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My Comment: The arm services will do what the Commander in Chief tells me to do. That is why he is the Commander in Chief. If he tells me to get out in one year .... they will get out in one year.