Obama Aides Say Troop Timetable Withdrawl is not a “Drop Dead Deadline”

http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/12/06/obama-aides-say-troop-withdrawal-timetable-not-a-drop-dead-dead/

Obama officials met today to discuss the concerns about their “timetable” as to when to pull the troops out of Afghanistan. Critics are claiming that there is significant contradictions between when the date to pull the troops out is. McCain is saying that Obama was “set in stone” about declaring that all troops should be pulled out by July 2011, but now Obama is declaring that this is just a timetable and not a “drop dead deadline.” Many people are claiming that Obama is going against his words to pull troops out of Afghanistan immediately and waiting until Afghanistan has their government under control. Is Obama contradicting himself with changing the deadlines for troop pullout?