No. 125: Direct military leaders to end war in Iraq
On "my first day in office, I would give the military a new mission: ending this war".
No. 126: Begin removing combat brigades from Iraq
"Barack Obama will work with military commanders on the ground in Iraq and in consultation with the Iraqi government to end the war safely and responsibly within 16 months."
No. 127: Encourage political accommodation in Iraq
"Make sure we engage representatives from all levels of Iraqi society—in and out of government—to forge compromises on oil revenue sharing, the equitable provision of services, federalism, the status of disputed territories, new elections, aid to displaced Iraqis, and the reform of Iraqi security forces."
No. 128: Launch robust diplomatic effort with Iraq and its neighbors
"Launch an aggressive diplomatic effort to reach a comprehensive compact on the stability of Iraq and the region. ... include all of Iraq's neighbors -- including Iran and Syria, as suggested by the bi-partisan The Iraq Study Group Report."
No. 129: Form international group to help Iraq refugees
"Will form an international working group to address" the problem of "more than five million Iraqis (who) are refugees or are displaced inside their own country."
No. 130: Provide at least $2 billion for services to Iraqi refugees
"Provide at least $2 billion to expand services to Iraqi refugees in neighboring countries."
No. 131: Present Iraq status-of-forces agreement to Congress for approval
"Obama and Biden also believe that any security accord must be subject to Congressional approval."
No. 161: End the abuse of supplemental budgets for war
"End the abuse of the supplemental budgets, where much of the money has been lost, by creating system
of oversight for war funds as stringent as in the regular budget."
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