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Iraq
The First Deadline: "there is an end in sight to the American occupation of Iraq"
2009-06-30
Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC

#5  NO surprise here - ala historical enemy "decisive" operations agz the USMC at CHOSIN + KHE SANH, etc, to validate His "DIVINE LEGITIMACY" it would behoove Radical Islam's HIDDEN IMAM-MAHDI to plan and launch a "decisive battle/campaign" [ground] agz US ELITE FORCES, inclusing as combined wid other US ALLIES [read, ELITE EURO UNITS] WHICH AS PER US HISTOIRE' + MSM-NET WOULD PROB BE AGZ THE MARINE PRESENCE OR WHAT REMAINS OF SAME???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2009-06-30 23:47  

#4  I was thinking something similar today.

Who'd a thunk that we are so efficient that we could steal all the oil before 2009 was thru?
Posted by: Kelly   2009-06-30 19:45  

#3  Haliburton has obviously pumped Iraq dry of oil.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2009-06-30 13:05  

#2  Â“We once hoped that a clear timetable for an American withdrawal would finally persuade IraqÂ’s leaders to make the political compromisesÂ…Indeed there are worrying signs that Iraqi politicians are doing the opposite.”

By using the inclusive term “We” instead of “Congressional Democrats” the NYT’s proves once again it is nothing more then a disingenuous arm of the political left. They conveniently omit the fact that there was a fierce debate over the logic of an announced withdrawal date. And now that some of those concerns have materialized they insinuate it was an all-encompassing decision. They also fail to mention that without the success of the so-called “Surge”, the strategy they so vehemently opposed, a timetable was completely unthinkable. But, of course, if they were to do otherwise it might prevent them from proceeding to say,

“Mr. Obama was right to commit to a carefully paced and responsible withdrawal…”
Posted by: DepotGuy   2009-06-30 12:39  

#1  I get the drift from the NY Times; Obama is good and noble, but all things American are bad and therefore American projects face a bleak future. For a more balanced view, it would be better to read the BBC news on the web. The BBC is not as anti-American as the NY Times.
Posted by: whatadeal   2009-06-30 11:54  

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