But if you believe the SOFA signed by Bush was intended to pull all the troops out and not be renewed then maybe you really have no choice but to believe what you are told not matter how stupid it may be. Obama had the leverage to get them to extend the SOFA but chose not to use because he wanted to bring the troops home. I know there are a lot of pinheads in the media trying to convince you otherwise because they can't see past their bias and hope you are as stupid as they think are but you don't really have to think about it too hard to realize Obama wanted to pull the troops out and Bush wanted them to stay until the area had a chance to stabilize. This kind of BS comes form the same geniuses who think the surge didn't work.