American President Barak Obama announced last Friday that all US troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the Christmas holidays. The war in Iraq has been an obsession of the media since its outset nine years ago and this news has been long awaited by many American soldiers and their families. However, Obama's announcement has generated significant criticism and argument, especially by the Republicans, who have been supportive of the war and had hoped American would establish a permanent foothold in the unstable country. Obama's chief republican rival, Governor Mitt Romney, went as far to response that "The unavoidable question is whether this decision is the result of a naked political calculation or simply sheer ineptitude in negotiations with the Iraqi government." It is likely that Obama will continue to be both praised and assailed for his decision and whether the withdrawal will be carried out by the end of December as promised.
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