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2009-05-09 Iraq

Violence Grows in Iraq as American Troops Withdraw

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-05-09 09:42|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 We are pulling our troops out at a to rapid of a pace. Take our troops out from Iraq too fast and our casualty rate will increase due to increased Al Qaeda insurgency.

Posted by Sleatle tse Tung9412 2009-05-09 10:46|| 2009-05-09 10:46|| Front Page Top

#2 If al Qaeda is smart, they will leave American troops alone as long as we continue to withdraw. That way we won't have an excuse to stay.
As long as they continue to just kill Iraqis, why should we care?
/Obama's "thinking"

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-05-09 11:12|| 2009-05-09 11:12|| Front Page Top

#3 If al-Qaeda had been smart they'd have gone to ground until we'd established "peace" and withdrawn all but a token force, then launched Zarq's offensive.

Posted by Fred 2009-05-09 11:43|| 2009-05-09 11:43|| Front Page Top

#4 well it's not like this part of the world has ever been peaceful even though it's where civilization supposedly began

Posted by rabid whitetail 2009-05-09 15:20|| 2009-05-09 15:20|| Front Page Top

#5 We have held the Iraqis hand long enough. Certainly the bad guys will cut up rough when the US is gone. But what they're not counting on is that the Iraqi police and military no longer have to play nice either.

I expect that after a flurry of activity, the Iraqis are going to start hanging bad guys like there is no tomorrow.

Posted by Anonymoose 2009-05-09 19:09|| 2009-05-09 19:09|| Front Page Top

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