In a speech delivered yesterday to the national convention of the Disabled American Veterans, U.S. President Barack Obama reaffirmed his intentions to stick by his plan for withdrawing troops from Iraq. World Politics Review senior editor and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, Richard Weitz, discusses Obama's announcement, Baghdad's readiness to take over operations in Iraq, and the possible ramifications for withdrawal in this CSPAN interview.
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