U.S. Vice President-elect Joe Biden, left, meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, in this image released by the Iraqi Government. Man in the center is an unidentified translator. Vice President-elect Joe Biden told Iraqi leaders Tuesday that the incoming U.S. administration is committed to a responsible U.S. troop withdrawal that does not endanger improvements in security, an Iraqi spokesman said. Biden delivered the message in talks with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on the second day of his visit to Iraq, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told The Associated Press.(AP Photo/Iraqi Government)From Breitbart/AP:
BAGHDAD (AP) - Vice President-elect Joe Biden told Iraqi leaders Tuesday that the incoming U.S. administration is committed to a responsible troop withdrawal that does not endanger improvements in security, an Iraqi spokesman said.
Biden delivered the message in talks with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on the second day of his visit to Iraq, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told The Associated Press.
President-elect Barack Obama pledged during his election campaign to withdraw all American combat troops from Iraq within 16 months of taking office and shift the focus to Afghanistan to combat a resurgent Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants.
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