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| TNR- Don't hold your breath waiting for withdrawal from Iraq |
| 2008-12-17 |
| From a left pub ...For all the talk of withdrawal and timetables, however, nothing like that is likely to happen. It is true that, as a result of the successful surge that the Democrats and some Republicans opposed, tens of thousands of American troops will begin to exit Iraq in the next three years. But American and Iraqi military and diplomatic officials insist that a residual U.S. force of considerable size is likely to remain for the medium to long term, as will the U.S. bases in Iraq that Democrats over the last two years have insisted must not be permanent. predictions in the opinion piece: combat troops to be reclassified as trainers exceptions to 'all out' to be made conclusion in the piece: everything that Obama says was great anyway |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #2 The terms of the US-IGA pact doesn't surprise me - again, MUSLIM/ISLAMIC MIL HISTORY suggests that the militant will likely return one day to refight the Battle/ WAr for Iraq, whereupon said same history also suggests [weakened]WESTERN ARMIES, INTERESTS USUSALLY GET THEIR BUTTS KICKED IN RIGHTEOUS, TAKE-OFF-THEIR-CRUSADER/INFIDEL HEADS, SCIMITAR-WAVING MUSLIM INDIGNATION. And thats NOT even counting complementary Appearance by any ISLAMIST HIDDEN IMAM-MAHDI [Osama-Moud Islamist Apocalypse]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-12-17 20:08 |
| #1 exceptions to 'all out' to be made This has already happened in Mosul. One of the secrets to being a prophet is to wait till something happens, and then "predict" it. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2008-12-17 13:57 |