Reply #30: was Hillary not listening in the last debate she had with Obama?

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here is his actual comment-

SEN. OBAMA: Well, if the Iraqi government says that we should not be there, then we cannot be there. This is a sovereign government, as George Bush continually reminds us.

Now, I think that we can be in a partnership with Iraq to ensure the stability and the safety of the region, to ensure the safety of Iraqis and to meet our national security interests.

But in order to do that, we have to send a clear signal to the Iraqi government that we are not going to be there permanently, which is why I have said that as soon as I take office, I will call in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, we will initiate a phased withdrawal, we will be as careful getting out as we were careless getting in. We will give ample time for them to stand up, to negotiate the kinds of agreements that will arrive at the political accommodations that are needed. We will provide them continued support. But it is important for us not to be held hostage by the Iraqi government in a policy that has not made us more safe, that's distracting us from Afghanistan, and is costing us dearly, not only and most importantly in the lost lives of our troops, but also the amount of money that we are spending that is unsustainable and will prevent us from engaging in the kinds of investments in America that will make us more competitive and more safe.

This is completely in line with what Stephanie Powers said in her comment- And this is NOT the first time Obama has said he will listen and plan to get the troops out of there as quickly as is possible given the situation that exists when he becomes president- Why is this so hard for people to understand?

At 2brigades a month, it is going to take quite a while to get us out of there- Was anyone else not listening to the hearings by Petraeus and his other mouthpieces at the congressional hearings?????