During the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama’s National Co-Chair Claire McCaskill, on news shows, indicated that he would not change his course regarding the timing for Iraq troop withdrawal. John McCain's campaign roundly criticized the wisdom of that position considering conditions on the ground.
Obama told the news media in a June 3, 2008 press conference that his 16-month withdrawal timeline was always premised on information from commanders that troops could be withdrawn safely. He said he would continue to gather information to make certain those conditions still held. He reiterated that he would end the war.
RNC Spokesman Alex Conant offered a response: “There appears to be no issue that Barack Obama is not willing to reverse himself on for the sake of political expedience.
Obama went on to be elected president and ended the war in Iraq in 2011.
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