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They promise to pull us out and they promise to keep us in until victory. But how realistic are these promises from Obama and McCain, and will voters hold candidates to their word no matter how the situation changes? We asked people what it means to keep or break a campaign promise in light of a constantly changing situation on the ground. This story is part of the Promise Commentary series, an intimate look at the promises candidates are making this election year. All of them are free, compliments of CPB and the 100s of local stations who contributed to the PRX campaign audio archive. Check them out: http://www.prx.org/articles/1474
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McCain: "We need a commander in chief who will end the war in Iraq??
Obama: ?My view, based on the advice of military experts is that we can redeploy safely ? ?
McCain: ??but we'll end it the right way and that's by winning it?."
Obama: "?so that our combat troops are out of Iraq by 2010."
Roberts: My name is Andrew Roberts, and I'm an Iraq war veteran. (pause)
I don't feel that Iraq is stable enough to make any guarantees about anything at this point or any decisions about pulling out or staying there forever either. People know that things are gonna change.
Obama: "The most important thing in keeping you safe is first of all making sure that we've got the best military on earth?. ?
McCain: "? the bravest and best and most professional military is the one we have today?. "
Roberts: I entered Iraq shortly after Baghdad had been taken by the third infantry division so...
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Suggested host intro: We've heard Obama and McCain make promises about how they would get out of Iraq ? either pulling troops out on a timeline or vowing to bring victory first. But how realistic are these promises, and will voters hold candidates to their word no matter how much the situation in Iraq changes? We asked people what it means to keep or break a campaign promise in light of a constantly changing situation on the ground.
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