Obama to pull combat troops from Iraq by August 2010

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President Obama told congressional leaders Thursday he's planning to pull all combat troops out of Iraq by August, 2010.

From CNNPolitics.Com

Under this scenario, all combat troops will be withdrawn within 19 months of Obama's January inauguration, three months longer than his promise on the campaign trail.

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