But, but...combat is over?

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100905/D9I204T00.html

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Yup, brilliant idea letting the world know of our plans.

Just freakin' brilliant.

 

When it comes to the job of POTUS, Obama has taught us one thing. Never send a boy to do a man's job.

 

It was doomed to fail like this from the beginning. Obama made the mistake of trying to peel the bandage off slowly rather than all at once. It hurts more the first way.

 

The politicians whined and whined about Iraq. And because of that, politicians ended up not only making military decisions against military experts' advice, but fucking announcing them?

What the hell. Morons.

 

Reality check, Kalam.

Troops may be gone eventually, but not the contractors.

In spite of your lust for blood.

 

You really shouldn't call him a "boy."

 

If only he had run on a secret plan for peace. Because that wouldn't have earned him any derision.

Why do we keep trying to export a form of government that so many people here seem to despise so much?

 

It is a word. I am not afraid of a word. The context is clear.

 

Yea, what we should have done was to pull everyone out - preferably having announced it to the world months in advance - to give the enemies of Iraq plenty of time to prepare.... and just left them to implode. Great. Really. Excellent strategy.

Moron.

 

Politician 1: Hey, let's just say over and over that combat is over.

Politician 2: Yeah, that's the ticket.

Politician 3: But we better let the masses know that the combat is over so that we can win an election.

Politicians 1 and 2: Definitely. Who cares about any danger to remaining troops and contractors? We need to win our jobs and perks.