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Obama asseses Iraq's security first hand
Published on Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 14:04 in 
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TAKING CHARGE: Obama has called for the removal of US combat troops within 16 months of taking office.
New Delhi: US Democrat presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama met Iraq's President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki on Monday.
Obama sought a first-hand assessment of security in the country, where violence is at its lowest since early 2004.
His visit thrusts US strategy in Iraq and troop levels to the centre-stage of the November election race.
Obama has called for the removal of US combat troops within 16 months of taking office, should he win the election.
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