Biden: Obama Might, Possibly, Could Explain Iraq Plan Friday
Joe Biden hit the morning-show circuit today, as well as an Ash Wednesday service presumably, following up on the president's message to Congress. Obama spent most of his time talking about the economy. But Biden came through with a foreign policy tidbit. He said that Obama plans to make an announcement about troop withdrawals from Iraq soon, possibly by Friday.
Yesterday news leaked that Obama would keep troops in Iraq longer than he initially promised. Rumor has it that he will have combat troops in Iraq until August 2010, three months later than promised during the campaign. As many as 50,000 support troops would likely remain past that date.
Even so, on the Today show Biden said: "I think the American public will understand exactly what we’re doing, and I think they’ll be pleased. We’re keeping a campaign commitment."
I guess we'll have to save our pleasure for later this week, when we can (probably) expect the details!
