Obama Struggles to Explain Iraq Stance

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., struggled Thursday in two separate news conferences to explain his plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq. Obama said in the first press conference that he will "continue to refine" his plan to withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq in 16 months when he travels to the war-torn country later this month to meet with American military commanders. "I've always said that the pace of withdrawal would be dictated by the safety and security of our troops and the need to... Full Story