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?

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.

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.

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.

precise-concise....some of my teachers would have love U...lol

Originally posted by tru-marvell
precise-concise....some of my teachers would have love U...lol

😂

I won't believe this until we see Obama under a Mission Accomplished banner.

as soon as I can get to my desktop I'm sure I can produce....ur uhm....post such a picture-l0l

Here we go:
http://www.bobsviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/obama-mission-accomplished.jpg

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.

**** YEAH, OBAMA DID IT.

CHAAAAANGE!!!!

Originally posted by Bardock42
**** YEAH, OBAMA DID IT.

CHAAAAANGE!!!!

Not bad German... Not bad.

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.

none of the security contractors are coming home

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..

does anyone know how many 'support' personel will be remaining?

hopefully zero by at least this time next year.

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.

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?

It would be nice if it is over but I doubt it.If it will end anytime soon.

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...

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
there are going to be 50000 US troops left there

in permenant American military bases

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".