tru-marvell
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Iraqi war over?
Just now being reported is that the last of the "combat" troops are now leaving Iraq! Although this gives me great joy to hear (my son is soon leaving for boot camp-Marine-)does this mean that we are finished for good in that country? What if 6 months from now it's once again in the midst of another civil war...do we return? And with these troops (our family and loved ones ) coming home to a struggleling economy, what impact will that have here?
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Aug 18th, 2010 11:09 PM
Shakyamunison
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Re: Iraqi war over?
quote: (post ) Originally posted by tru-marvell
Just now being reported is that the last of the "combat" troops are now leaving Iraq! Although this gives me great joy to hear (my son is soon leaving for boot camp-Marine-)does this mean that we are finished for good in that country?
No. Support personal will remain.
quote: (post ) Originally posted by tru-marvell
What if 6 months from now it's once again in the midst of another civil war...do we return?
We will have to go back.
quote: (post ) Originally posted by tru-marvell
And with these troops (our family and loved ones ) coming home to a struggleling economy, what impact will that have here?
Not good.
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Aug 18th, 2010 11:21 PM
tru-marvell
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precise-concise....some of my teachers would have love U...lol
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Aug 18th, 2010 11:27 PM
Shakyamunison
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by tru-marvell
precise-concise....some of my teachers would have love U...lol
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Aug 18th, 2010 11:33 PM
Symmetric Chaos
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I won't believe this until we see Obama under a Mission Accomplished banner.
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Aug 18th, 2010 11:40 PM
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as soon as I can get to my desktop I'm sure I can produce....ur uhm....post such a picture-l0l
Aug 19th, 2010 12:57 AM
Symmetric Chaos
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Aug 19th, 2010 01:20 AM
Symmetric Chaos
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Of course, that's still ironic since the mission isn't done. We're going to have 50000 troops there and some new stations seem to think humanitarian aid is going to rise after the withdrawal.
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Aug 19th, 2010 01:34 AM
Bardock42
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**** YEAH, OBAMA DID IT.
CHAAAAANGE!!!!
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Aug 19th, 2010 10:37 AM
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by Bardock42
**** YEAH, OBAMA DID IT.
CHAAAAANGE!!!!
Yeah... I laughed.
Not bad German... Not bad.
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Aug 19th, 2010 10:56 AM
Bicnarok
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This is a joke, and amazing that people fall for it, especially the "we have kept our election promise" bullshit There´s 50,000 Armed troops remaining there, what are these doing just hanging arround. The mierde is really going to hit the fan now.
Aug 19th, 2010 01:30 PM
tsilamini
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none of the security contractors are coming home
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Aug 19th, 2010 01:40 PM
FistOfThe North
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Goodbye Iraq: Last US combat brigade heads home
KHABARI CROSSING, Kuwait – A line of heavily armored American military vehicles, their headlights twinkling in the pre-dawn desert, lumbered past the barbed wire and metal gates marking the border between Iraq and Kuwait early Thursday and rolled into history.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_iraq_americans_head_home
alas..
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Aug 19th, 2010 04:12 PM
politicsguy
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does anyone know how many 'support' personel will be remaining?
Aug 19th, 2010 04:53 PM
FistOfThe North
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hopefully zero by at least this time next year.
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Aug 19th, 2010 04:59 PM
Symmetric Chaos
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by politicsguy
does anyone know how many 'support' personel will be remaining?
As several people have said: there are going to be 50000 US troops left there, plus most or all of the mercenaries who have been there.
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Aug 19th, 2010 05:22 PM
Bardock42
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
As several people have said: there are going to be 50000 US troops left there, plus most or all of the mercenaries who have been there.
Are the mercenaries employed by the US government?
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Aug 19th, 2010 05:27 PM
ADarksideJedi
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It would be nice if it is over but I doubt it.If it will end anytime soon.
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Aug 19th, 2010 06:04 PM
tsilamini
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by Bardock42
Are the mercenaries employed by the US government?
sometimes, I'm sure not all are even American corporations
I'd imagine they do more work for the Iraqi gvt... maybe, that might be too politically sensitive...
quote: (post ) Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
there are going to be 50000 US troops left there
in permenant American military bases
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Aug 19th, 2010 06:18 PM
Symmetric Chaos
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quote: (post ) Originally posted by inimalist
in permenant American military bases
So it's less "withdraw from Iraq" and more "try a new position so we can get Iraq pregnant".
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