Today on the presidential campaign trail

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TweetToday on the presidential campaign trail

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Obama: Iraq now needs a political solution

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Tuesday that security in Iraq has improved and that the country's needs must now begin to be addressed politically and diplomatically.

"There is security progress, but now we need a political solution," Obama said in the first news conference of his highly publicized trip abroad.

He reiterated his goal of withdrawing combat troops from Iraq within 16 months of becoming president. But he said he would consult with military commanders to determine how many troops to keep in the country to protect diplomatic and humanitarian operations, to train Iraqis and to conduct counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida in Iraq.

"My goal is to no longer have U.S. troops engaged in combat operations in Iraq," he said.

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TweetHE WANTS TO GET THE TROOPS OUT BUT YET HE SAID HE WANTS TO. SO HE ISNT PULLING ALL THE TROOPS OUT. JUST LIKE EVERYONES BEEN SAYING HE IS CHANGING HIS TUNE AGAIN. AND THE PEOPLE WILL SEE THIS AND THE LEFT WILL SEE THIS AND HE ISNT GOING TO GET ELECTED.I CANT WAIT WHEN HE HAS TO STAND UP AND TELL THE USA WE ARE WINNING THE WAR IN IRAQ. RIGHT AFTER THAT HE'S FINISHED.

consult with military commanders to determine how many troops to keep in the country to protect diplomatic and humanitarian operations, to train Iraqis and to conduct counterterrorism operations against al-Qaida in Iraq.