I heard Blitzer actually say that it was Bush who decided when the US

[jberryhill]

10. Yes, and?

That is correct, more or less.

It was not Bush who "decided" it. It was the Bush administration and the Iraqi government which negotiated it.

But, regardless of the semantics, Obama had nothing to do with it, and was required to abide by it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%E2%80%93Iraq_Status_of_Forces_Agreement

The U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement (official name: Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq On the Withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities during Their Temporary Presence in Iraq) was a status of forces agreement (SOFA) between Iraq and the United States, signed by President George W. Bush in 2008. It established that U.S. combat forces would withdraw from Iraqi cities by June 30, 2009, and all U.S. combat forces will be completely out of Iraq by December 31, 2011.