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Barack Obama to deliver speech on Iraq
US presidential candidate Barack Obama will deliver a speech on Tuesday outlining his views of Iraq's role in US interests.
- Agencies
- Published: 00:22 July 15, 2008
Chicago: US presidential candidate Barack Obama will deliver a speech on Tuesday outlining his views of Iraq's role in US interests.
"He will focus on the global strategic interests of the United States, which includes ending our misguided effort in Iraq," Obama spokesman Bill Burton said.
Obama's rival in the election, John McCain, has been accusing him of changing his position on Iraq.
Obama is expected to travel to Iraq and Afghanistan in the coming weeks but no dates have been disclosed.
Obama said this month he might refine his plan to bring combat troops home within 16 months of taking office if conditions on the ground changed.
In an opinion piece in the New York Times on Monday, Obama reiterated the 16-month timetable for pulling out US combat troops.
"We can safely redeploy our combat brigades at a pace that would remove them in 16 months," Obama said. "That would be the summer of 2010—two years from now, and more than seven years after the war began."
"In carrying out this strategy, we would inevitably need to make tactical adjustments," the Democratic candidate said, adding that he would consult with US commanders on the ground to make sure the withdrawal proceeds safely and that US interests are protected.
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