Click to play videoNew Delhi: As the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war approaches, America's presidential contenders are squabbling over Iraq.
For both Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, withdrawal of troops is a priority as both have ambitious and costly reform programmes back home.
“We've got presidential candidates who want to reform healthcare and they want to have other initiatives. One of the ways they think they're going to do it is by getting the US out of Iraq, knocking down those war costs. That would be one way to pay for something like that,” explained Chief Economist Robert Brusca.
Whatever appears to be taking precedence, however, is that now both have taken to attacking each other's roles during the Iraq war. Hillary Clinton is under fire for backing it, while Barack Obama is slighted for giving speeches and little else.
Taking advantage of this is Republican presidential contender John McCain who seems to think that gives him an edge with the voter.
“I would rather lose a campaign than lose a war and I stick by that statement. We will never surrender in Iraq,” McCain said.
Analysts say no matter who wins the White House, there are likely to be tens of thousands of US troops still in Iraq when the new president takes office in January 2009.
The Pentagon said last month it expected to have a force of about 140,000 there even after completing a planned draw-down of combat troops in July.
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