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Wed 07 Jul 2008Obama holds firm on Iraq troop withdrawal
US:BARACK OBAMA has acknowledged that a surge in American troop numbers has improved security in Iraq but held firm to his plan to withdraw combat troops within 16 months, saying the United States should shift its focus to Afghanistan.
"There is security progress, but now we need a political solution," he told reporters in Jordan, during the first press conference of his week-long tour of the Middle East and Europe.
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