Obama and Iraq

The New York Times: Reports that the Defence Department is creating a new plan to get out of Iraq before the agreed time table with Iraq and the sending of the troops to Afghanistan. The Times states the new plan is being designed based on the comments of President - Elect Obama, not at his request. Lets get real folks, this is the Times placing pressure on Obama, the Defence Department is always planning, the Liberal Times is more interested in getting out of Iraq no matter if Iraq falls apart or that Iran takes over the oil fields. As stated in this blog, due to the economic considerations and the improved security environment in Iraq the West has to leave Iraq, but its a matter of when, from the statements of Obama he is not going to leave and then see Iraq fall in to civil war, or Iran take over the oil fields. Thus Obama might have a fight on his hands on both the economic and foreign policy front, not with Republicans but with Democrats.