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We are leaving because this administration made the decision to basically walk away from negotiations over continued troop levels. It was a passive-agrressive pussy way of making sure obama could claim they 'told us to leave' when the whole thing turns to shit and we have to deal with the consequences.
Just an irresponsible campaign stunt that we will have to pay for long after obama is doing cigarrette ads in China.
No we're leaving because while Bush was still in office, they told us they were giving us the boot. Because while you betch about the deficit out of one side of your mouth, you'll support spending money on this worthless endeavor forever - until it's a Conserv who pulls us out. Then you'd say it was wise and in the interest of the budget.
We are leaving because this administration made the decision to basically walk away from negotiations over continued troop levels. It was a passive-agrressive pussy way of making sure obama could claim they 'told us to leave' when the whole thing turns to shit and we have to deal with the consequences.
Just an irresponsible campaign stunt that we will have to pay for long after obama is doing cigarrette ads in China.
No we're leaving because while Bush was still in office, they told us they were giving us the boot. Because while you betch about the deficit out of one side of your mouth, you'll support spending money on this worthless endeavor forever - until it's a Conserv who pulls us out. Then you'd say it was wise and in the interest of the budget.
Don't tell me what I "would say" you asswipe. It's going to cost us a lot more in the long run to pay for this short-sighted campaign stunt than a continued, stabilizing force in the region would. Myopic dim-wits like you can't see what you don't want to see.
We were given the boot by the corrupt government whom we placed in power....
Bush offered Maliki the date of December 31, 2011 for all combat forces to withdraw from Iraq. Maliki countered that the end of 2011 sounded just fine, but that all American forces would be gone by then. Bush reluctantly agreed to this, and to the June, 2009 deadline for American troops to be out of Iraqi cities.
12/31/11 Was a date set by President Bush in the infamous shoe throwin' press conference.
Bush offered Maliki the date of December 31, 2011 for all combat forces to withdraw from Iraq. Maliki countered that the end of 2011 sounded just fine, but that all American forces would be gone by then. Bush reluctantly agreed to this, and to the June, 2009 deadline for American troops to be out of Iraqi cities.
Chris Weigant: Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Timeline
President Obamas speech formally declaring that the last 43,000 U.S. troops will leave Iraq by the end of the year was designed to mask an unpleasant truth: The troops arent being withdrawn because the U.S. wants them out. Theyre leaving because the Iraqi government refused to let them stay.
Obama campaigned on ending the war in Iraq but had instead spent the past few months trying to extend it. A 2008 security deal between Washington and Baghdad called for all American forces to leave Iraq by the end of the year, but the White House -- anxious about growing Iranian influence and Iraqs continuing political and security challenges -- publicly and privately tried to sell the Iraqis on a troop extension. As recently as last week, the White House was trying to persuade the Iraqis to allow 2,000-3,000 troops to stay beyond the end of the year.
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They told us to leave? Oh good! Now we can get the fuck out.
FWIW, they didn't tell us to leave - they simply said our troops would not be immune from Iraqi law.
They told us to leave? Oh good! Now we can get the fuck out.
FWIW, they didn't tell us to leave - they simply said our troops would not be immune from Iraqi law.
Simply... that's kind of a big thing. Immunity is for these kind of instances, I wouldn't trust any iraqi police, judges, or the justice system in whole to be fair if anything happens. I'm saying I could see lies and exaggerations rampant.
They told us to leave? Oh good! Now we can get the fuck out.
FWIW, they didn't tell us to leave - they simply said our troops would not be immune from Iraqi law.
Simply... that's kind of a big thing. Immunity is for these kind of instances, I wouldn't trust any iraqi police, judges, or the justice system in whole to be fair if anything happens. I'm saying I could see lies and exaggerations rampant.
Yep, ole Saddam learned about kangaroo court and lynching...
President Obamas speech formally declaring that the last 43,000 U.S. troops will leave Iraq by the end of the year was designed to mask an unpleasant truth: The troops arent being withdrawn because the U.S. wants them out. Theyre leaving because the Iraqi government refused to let them stay.
Obama campaigned on ending the war in Iraq but had instead spent the past few months trying to extend it. A 2008 security deal between Washington and Baghdad called for all American forces to leave Iraq by the end of the year, but the White House -- anxious about growing Iranian influence and Iraqs continuing political and security challenges -- publicly and privately tried to sell the Iraqis on a troop extension. As recently as last week, the White House was trying to persuade the Iraqis to allow 2,000-3,000 troops to stay beyond the end of the year.
More : Iraq demands all US troops leave - Obama takes credit for ending the war in Iraq
