US Troops to Leave Iraq by End of Year

[mallister]

iirc they aren't really going anywhere except to be stationed in kuwait, where the training missions for iraqis troops and drone/air support sorties can still be flown.

[archibaldcrane]

iirc they aren't really going anywhere except to be stationed in kuwait, where the training missions for iraqis troops and drone/air support sorties can still be flown.

Out of harms way, works for me.

[shepardG]

Out of harms way, works for me.

This

[mallister]

well, theyr'e based there, but it's not like they won't be continuing the same mission. still, based in (nominally) friendly country is better than living full time in iraq, will not contest that.

[Day]

i hope we leave leave and the camels turn on eachother in a massive bloodbath and then we can be like "hey, you bros are someone elses problem now" and then someone else can try to teach them how to behave in the 21st century.

started laughing at camels

[Day]

So awesome! Incoming thanks from fox news to bush administration and anyone else non democrat.

also lold

[mallister]

it's also entirely possible the mission WILL actually end, considering the sticking point was the inability to come to a SOFA, not any desire to get the troops out of the country. no SOFA is pretty much the deal-killer.

[mallister]

also lold

this was the scheduled withdrawl that the bush admin drew up with iraq, so, yes, actually.

[Day]

yes lets thank the bush admin for setting up a scheduled withdrawal from the war they got us in

[Chun Liroy]

They scheduled us to withdraw troops 10 years after the fact?

[ronin sparthos]

And the revenge is complete.
Next.

We sure showed them what happens when Iraqis attack our buildings.

[Headspace]

They scheduled us to withdraw troops 10 years after the fact?

Mission accomplished

[mallister]

i dunno that i'd say thanks were exactly in order/whatever, but yes, this was a scheduled draw-down. etc.

[RKenshin]

Good thing we're no where near election time, or I might be concerned that this had more to do with building up a re-election campaign than the good of the American people.

[Restrat]

Actually the administration wanted them to stay, it has to do with the fact that Iraq wants American troops who commit war crimes to be put on trial instead of having nothing happen. They couldn't come to an agreement so we are pulling out.


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Good Article about it

[Plow]

I hope Iraq and Libya turn out to be shining examples of democracy. I'm sure it would piss off a few people here on BG lol.

Hopeful on that with Libya, however unlikely it may be.

Iraq I just hope doesn't fall into tribal African state status.

[hey]

Good thing we're no where near election time, or I might be concerned that this had more to do with building up a re-election campaign than the good of the American people.

If the war finally ends, i can't say i even care why.

[RKenshin]

If the war finally ends, i can't say i even care why.

Sadly, I feel similar.

[Dimmauk]

Hopeful on that with Libya, however unlikely it may be.

Iraq I just hope doesn't fall into tribal African state status.

It probably would have happened anyways. Incoming demand spike in Iraq for monkey bars.

[Meresgi]

From what i've heard is that the Iraqi government told us to gtfo and Obama is taking credit for it lol? Not sure how true that is.