4000 troops out in October

Obama says that this month 4000 troops will leave Iraq. He also says that by next year he wants all of the combat troops to be out, and to declare the combat mission over, but security troops will still occupy the country.

I think this is a good idea. Why have combat troops where you don't need them and have the danger of suffering casualties. Also, there have been instances where Iraqi government has shown it can take care of itself in some respects, for example when Iraqi forces took over security of Baghdad instead of U.S. troops. However there has still been violence against government workers and civilians, so troops should be able to mitigate everything.

I don't know how stable the government is, but if we can bring soldiers home alive, then I am all for it. I don't believe war is a good way to deal with things for any reason.