Breeze: The more likely and more plausible explanation is that he’s been forced to change his plans and largely because the situation in Iraq has changed so markedly and so quickly.
We’re now looking at a very different situation on the ground there and if you speak with anyone in country, they’ll tell you how far we’ve come and in a short period.
I have friends there and as little as 15 – 18 months ago they considered the war a lost cause. No more. Combat operations in many provinces have largely ceased and most of the US forces are focused on training the Iraqi Army and police forces and restoring order and stability.
The fact that Obama is ABLE to deploy those 18,000 Marines to Afghanistan should not be lost on you. He can do so because they’re NOT NEEDED in Iraq. The question you should ask is why are they not needed in Iraq?
