U.S. troops fight on despite end to combat in Iraq

[bigrebnc1775]

Where are all the left wing crack pots that post that picture of Bush on the Carrier? Are they here telling us all that Obama lied? If not? Why NOT?

Glad to see you took your medicine, so you are half sane, RGS, but truly, old boy, what do you mean? Help us out, please.

Still doing drugs I see?

 

[JakeStarkey]

No, no, RGS takes his prescription, old boy, he is not doing drugs. For shame.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

No, no, RGS takes his prescription, old boy, he is not doing drugs. For shame.

The comment was directed at you I see your still doing drugs

 

[California Girl]

^^^^ There goes Jokey off on his anti-CG rant.... keeps whining on about the 'issue' of me using Britain's NHS.... Nobody tell him and for heavens sake, don't quote this post but...... I don't use their NHS. I have private health insurance. But, as is typical in a socialist Nanny state - I still pay for their fucking system. Yep, I pay for a service that I do not use. And that's what lots of you will do when it happens in the US.

Sorry Cali but he needs to see this. And realize what a fucking DUMB MOTHER FUCKER he is.

Ahhhh, crap, RGS, there was no need to show him. It was more fun for everyone else to know and for Jokey to go ahead and continue making an ass of himself.... I know, he does it a lot but one more is always fun.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Silly boy. Ask CaliforniaGirl if she is still using British socialized medicine as she continues to attack the Obama administration. That question is rock solid sober, which she has not answered.

 

[Charles_Main]

Silly boy. Ask CaliforniaGirl if she is still using British socialized medicine as she continues to attack the Obama administration. That question is rock solid sober, which she has not answered.

Actually she has answered. If you did not have her on Ignore you would know that.

She said she does not use it, She pays for her own coverage, Yet still has to pay taxes to fund the NHS.

Quoting her wont make him see it guys. If he has her on ignore the Quotes of her are blocked as well. I believe.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Silly boy. Ask CaliforniaGirl if she is still using British socialized medicine as she continues to attack the Obama administration. That question is rock solid sober, which she has not answered.

Actually she has answered. If you did not have her on Ignore you would know that.

She said she does not use it, She pays for her own coverage, Yet still has to pay taxes to fund the NHS.

Quoting her wont make him see it guys. If he has her on ignore the Quotes of her are blocked as well. I believe.

He doesn't have her on ignore, but if he did you quote that person and they can see the post.

 

[SFC Ollie]

Fake Jake is not ignoring Caligirl, he is faking it. Just as he is faking this entire thread. he knows that there are combat troops in Iraq. US Army 11B = Combat troop. There are infantry Units in Iraq. Most common MOS in an Infantry Unit is 11B. Of course the entire world knows this. And even Fake Jake knows this. He thinks he is a player, or is it playa?

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Fake Jake is not ignoring Caligirl, he is faking it. Just as he is faking this entire thread. he knows that there are combat troops in Iraq. US Army 11B = Combat troop. There are infantry Units in Iraq. Most common MOS in an Infantry Unit is 11B. Of course the entire world knows this. And even Fake Jake knows this. He thinks he is a player, or is it playa?

it's playa

 

[JakeStarkey]

Silly boy. Ask CaliforniaGirl if she is still using British socialized medicine as she continues to attack the Obama administration. That question is rock solid sober, which she has not answered.

Actually she has answered. If you did not have her on Ignore you would know that.

She said she does not use it, She pays for her own coverage, Yet still has to pay taxes to fund the NHS.

Quoting her wont make him see it guys. If he has her on ignore the Quotes of her are blocked as well. I believe.

Fine, I am glad she responded. Having caught her in other deceptions, forgive me if I say I don't believe her. Enough of that then.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Silly boy. Ask CaliforniaGirl if she is still using British socialized medicine as she continues to attack the Obama administration. That question is rock solid sober, which she has not answered.

Actually she has answered. If you did not have her on Ignore you would know that.

She said she does not use it, She pays for her own coverage, Yet still has to pay taxes to fund the NHS.

Quoting her wont make him see it guys. If he has her on ignore the Quotes of her are blocked as well. I believe.

Fine, I am glad she responded. Having caught her in other deceptions, forgive me if I say I don't believe her. Enough of that then.

 

[JakeStarkey]

And Secretary of Defense Gates says our units are not combat units in Iraq.

bigrebbyrd, take it up with Gates, not those of us who know better than you here.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

And Secretary of Defense Gates says our units are not combat units in Iraq.

bigrebbyrd, take it up with Gates, not those of us who know better than you here.

Bush said mission accomplished did you agree with him?

 

[JakeStarkey]

What Bush said has nothing to do here, but you can ask Gates about it when you see him.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

What Bush said has nothing do here, but you can ask Gates about it when you see him.

Bush said mission accomplished did you agree with Bush?

 

[JakeStarkey]

Tell me what you think that has to do here with Gates statement.

 

[Valerie]

By Col. Malcolm B. Frost


There has been much talk about the difference between combat brigades and advise-and-assist brigades (AABs). Let me be clear. The brigade that I so proudly command today in Iraq has the same combat and combat-support soldiers who have served multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq in the past nine years. Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. recently said the AABs in Iraq are "as combat-ready as any in our military." What makes us an AAB is what we do as defined by changes in our training, mission, mindset and capabilities.

Instead of being focused on combat operations, our primary mission now is to conduct stability operations and, specifically, civil security. Truth be told, we have been moving in this direction for years. This mission involves providing for the safety of Iraq and its population, including protection from internal and external threats. How? We support, advise, assist, train and equip the Iraqi Security Forces, who have full responsibility for security in Iraq. Additionally, as the U.S. military takes the back seat to diplomatic efforts, we also support the U.S. Department of State Provincial Reconstruction Teams as they advise and work with local and regional Iraqi governments in the areas of civil capacity, economics and governance.

Iraq can still be a dangerous place at certain places for very short periods. Unfortunately, every once in a while, a devious enemy who avoids confrontation and prefers to "hit and run" gets lucky, and this has happened a few times to the brigade I command, including the first U.S. soldier deaths since Sept. 1. No doubt, there will be more casualties in the future - it is simply the nature of this environment right now. Every instance of a U.S. soldier wounded and killed is tragic, difficult to understand and impossible to put into perspective, particularly if you are a loved one, but this is the nature of our service to the nation. This is why our task here continues to be so important. We must continue to support the Iraqis as they close the aperture on the insurgent's hopes and capabilities.

The weight of responsibility upon our shoulders is great, and we must follow through to the very finish. As the military mission closes in on its last 15 months, the final six U.S. Army AABs are part of the last 50,000 deployed and are cementing the legacy of our predecessors - more than 1 million who have served, including more than 4,400 dead and 35,000 wounded. We must close the U.S. military mission in Iraq with honor and dignity for ourselves and all of our predecessors, and we must do all we can to ensure that a strategic partnership between the United States and Iraq endures for decades to come.

FROST: From combat to new dawn in Iraq - Washington Times

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Tell me what you think that has to do here with Gates statement.

We are going to play it my way.
When Bush said mission accomplished did you agree?

 

[Valerie]

Sounds like Valerie loves war to me is all... Just has to be a Democrat calling the shots and it's all good.

I like not being a sellout to the GOP or DNC.

I don't look at it as if it's all about Obama. The draw down is happening regardless of the politics behind the time line and the way they frame the facts. I am happy they have a plan and an agreement for withdrawal and I do not like the idea of undermining the military mission for the sake of politics.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

There has been much talk about the difference between combat brigades and advise-and-assist brigades (AABs). Let me be clear. The brigade that I so proudly command today in Iraq has the same combat and combat-support soldiers who have served multiple tours in Afghanistan and Iraq in the past nine years. Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. recently said the AABs in Iraq are "as combat-ready as any in our military." What makes us an AAB is what we do as defined by changes in our training, mission, mindset and capabilities.

Instead of being focused on combat operations, our primary mission now is to conduct stability operations and, specifically, civil security. Truth be told, we have been moving in this direction for years. This mission involves providing for the safety of Iraq and its population, including protection from internal and external threats. How? We support, advise, assist, train and equip the Iraqi Security Forces, who have full responsibility for security in Iraq. Additionally, as the U.S. military takes the back seat to diplomatic efforts, we also support the U.S. Department of State Provincial Reconstruction Teams as they advise and work with local and regional Iraqi governments in the areas of civil capacity, economics and governance.

Iraq can still be a dangerous place at certain places for very short periods. Unfortunately, every once in a while, a devious enemy who avoids confrontation and prefers to "hit and run" gets lucky, and this has happened a few times to the brigade I command, including the first U.S. soldier deaths since Sept. 1. No doubt, there will be more casualties in the future - it is simply the nature of this environment right now. Every instance of a U.S. soldier wounded and killed is tragic, difficult to understand and impossible to put into perspective, particularly if you are a loved one, but this is the nature of our service to the nation. This is why our task here continues to be so important. We must continue to support the Iraqis as they close the aperture on the insurgent's hopes and capabilities.

The weight of responsibility upon our shoulders is great, and we must follow through to the very finish. As the military mission closes in on its last 15 months, the final six U.S. Army AABs are part of the last 50,000 deployed and are cementing the legacy of our predecessors - more than 1 million who have served, including more than 4,400 dead and 35,000 wounded. We must close the U.S. military mission in Iraq with honor and dignity for ourselves and all of our predecessors, and we must do all we can to ensure that a strategic partnership between the United States and Iraq endures for decades to come.

FROST: From combat to new dawn in Iraq - Washington Times

The tangled web of words that obama spoke could have been STOPPED BY SAYING The combat mission is over but we will leave 50,000 troops to assist the Iraqis. Now the web of deceit was when he said all combat troops have been removed from Iraq.