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>> there were two important things. he was trying to be realistic because he knows it won't be an easy go. it has not been an easy go. troops are there and clearly we have men in the field, women in the field as well. also he had to send an important message to democrats. democrats want the withdrawal. you know what he said? you know, it's a very tender base up there on capitol hill. they don't want to be there in perpetuity. obviously, a lot of folks picked obama because they were sick of the war in iraq. they were unhappy how things were going in the region. trying to send a signal to democr...

>> there were two important things. he was trying to be realistic because he knows it won't be an easy go. it has not been an easy go. troops are there and clearly we have men in the field, women in the field as well. also he had to send an important message to democrats. democrats want the withdrawal. you know what he said? you know, it's a very tender base up there on capitol hill. they don't want to be there in perpetuity. obviously, a lot of folks picked obama because they were sick of the war in iraq. they were unhappy how things were going in the region. trying to send a signal to democr...