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thefilmarchive.org May 29, 2012 During his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama advocated a phased redeployment of troops out of Iraq within 16 months of being sworn in as president.[2] In order to accomplish this Obama stated that he would, based on the conditions on the ground, redeploy between one and two battalions a month.[3] Some of the forces would return to the US, while others would be redeployed as part of a focus on the broader region including Afghanistan and Pakistan to confront terrorism.[4] Obama gave his first major foreign policy speech of his campaign on April 23, 2007 to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, in which he outlined his foreign policy objectives, stressing five key points: "bringing a responsible end to this war in Iraq and refocusing on the critical challenges in the broader region," "by building the first truly 21st century military and showing wisdom in how we deploy it," "by marshalling a global effort to meet a threat that rises above all others in urgency -- securing, destroying, and stopping the spread of weapons of mass destruction," "rebuild and construct the alliances and partnerships necessary to meet common challenges and confront common threats", and "while America can help others build more secure societies, we must never forget that only the citizens of these nations can sustain them." During his campaign, Obama emphasized the importance of diplomacy and development as tools to aid the US in building new and even ...