President Obama also met with his national security team. In discussions on Iraq, Obama did not order a withdrawal of US troops towards his campaign pledge of pulling out combat forces within sixteen months. Obama instead says he’ll first weigh concerns from military commanders. In a statement, Obama said he’s asked military leaders to draw up additional plans for what he called a “military drawdown.” Obama also said he’s ordered a review of the occupation of Afghanistan. Obama campaigned on escalating the US occupation there.