Recently, Obama was criticized by Republicans for pulling troops out of Iraq. This links to two things from the reading this week, campaign promises and Democrat vs. Republican views.
During his 2008 campaign, one of Obama's main promises was that all troops would leave Iraq by the end of 2011. The reading mentioned findings that a majority of campaign promises are kept by those that get elected. Obama's announcement is another example of a campaign promise that was kept.
In another section of the reading, there was a chart with Democrat and Republican views on certain issues. One of the issues was the war in Iraq. The criticism Obama is receiving from Republicans is an excellent example of the differing political party views. As the chart shows, the main difference in the views, is that Republicans support the war and Democrats do not. Since Obama is a Democrat part of his decision was probably based on party alignment. This combination, of being part of an opposing part and of taking troops out of Iraq, practically guarantees criticism from Republicans.
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