Room for debate: Getting the troops out of Iraq
President Obama spoke on Monday  of the progress being made in withdrawing American troops from Iraq, a  timetable he set two years ago as a campaign pledge.  By the end of  August, the American force in Iraq will have shrunk to 50,000 troops,  from 144,000. The remaining troops, which will focus on supporting and  training Iraqi security forces, are expected to leave  by the end of  2011.Some critics have said Mr. Obama should slow the drawdown to make  sure insurgents cannot take advantage of the current political  confusion. Will 50,000 troops in an "advise and assist" role be  sufficient?  What are the risks? Given the political stalemate and other  problems, is a complete pullout by the end of  2011 plausible?Lea el debate completo en el New York Times