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2008-08-26 Iraq

US agrees to withdraw troops by 2011: Iraq PM

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Posted by Fred 2008-08-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 The devil is in the details. I would expect that there is an "elections" clause in there that if Obama is elected, US forces will be gone by inauguration day, but leaving vast amounts of equipment behind. Maybe even a brand new combat Iraqi air force and an s-load of SAMs and advanced anti-tank weapons.

(With discreet enhancements to their electronics so that they narrowly miss any US aircraft or tanks they are fired at.)

However, if McCain is elected, their will be a scheduled review of the SOFA after the next Iraqi election.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-08-26 10:56|| 2008-08-26 10:56|| Front Page Top

#2 I think Maliki wants the next election to be last election ever in Iraq. Maliki's the second coming of Saddam. Just watch what he does after we're gone.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2008-08-26 13:13|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-08-26 13:13|| Front Page Top

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