OBAMA ORDERS TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ BY END OF THE YEAR

Didn't Bush say they would be out by 2011 anyway? I think this would be great news if Iran wasn't waiting to step in...which I think they will eventually. Once they get a nuke, all bets are off and Iraq will be easy pickins.

If you liked the war in Iraq, you'll love a Romney presidency. He's against the pullout.

Maybe he'll send them back, if he's elected.

Obama may be pulling out the troops in expectation his ratings will go up....but our dollars continue to flow over there...thanks to Obama.

Has Al Quaida started celebrating on the streets of Baghdad? How about the Iranians?

Science Chic wrote: For neptune, who once said that Truthout is liberally biased - just wanted to point out this statement:

Obama's announcement means the US will comply with the deadline for a complete withdrawal of troops from Iraq set by security agreements made in 2008 under the Bush administration.

and that this article isn't all rah-rah about the pull-out.

I just skimmed it, but what do you see that suggests that it is not a liberal rag? I missed it.

I just studied the statement above that you wanted to point out. Like Sgt. Schultz, I see nothing.

Yep... Another campaign promise kept... Check (again)...

Lessee,

Bin Laden dead, check
Al Awlaki dead, check
Successive number of Al Qaeda #2's dead, check (Being the "#2 in Al Qaeda" is a life-ending job, it would seem)
Gaddafi dead, check
Out of Unnecessary War #1, Iraq....check

Yep, and not one photo-op on a carrier with a "Mission Accomplished" flag in the background... Sounds good to me.

LadyJazzer wrote: Yep... Another campaign promise kept... Check (again)...

Lessee,

Bin Laden dead, check
Al Awlaki dead, check
Successive number of Al Qaeda #2's dead, check (Being the "#2 in Al Qaeda" is a life-ending job, it would seem)
Gaddafi dead, check
Out of Unnecessary War #1, Iraq....check

Yep, and not one photo-op on a carrier with a "Mission Accomplished" flag in the background... Sounds good to me.

It really has nothing to do with the President pulling us out, the agreement was for us to be out by end of 2011 per the contract between Iraq and the US. They actually wanted some troops to stay but one of the main sticking points was the lack of the Iraq government to allow the US FORCES AGREEMENT dealing with the troops. Basically it is an agreement that if there is a military member accused of a crime, then they will be turned over to US FORCES for investigation, trial etc. They would not approve it. So we will not be having advisors there either because of this. As for the rest, Bin Laden was a combination of things including continuance of Bush's policies on this issue mixed in with Obama's. But yes I am pretty damn happy we are getting the hell out of there. We lost alot of great men and women there and they should never be forgotten.

Regardless of who the president is, we should all be celebrating the troops coming home after a job well done. Next we need a solid plan to leave Afghanistan while avoiding the temptation to immerse ourselves on the troubled Continent of Africa.

This is a good day. :soldiers:

navycpo7 wrote:

LadyJazzer wrote: Yep... Another campaign promise kept... Check (again)...

Lessee,

Bin Laden dead, check
Al Awlaki dead, check
Successive number of Al Qaeda #2's dead, check (Being the "#2 in Al Qaeda" is a life-ending job, it would seem)
Gaddafi dead, check
Out of Unnecessary War #1, Iraq....check

Yep, and not one photo-op on a carrier with a "Mission Accomplished" flag in the background... Sounds good to me.

We lost a lot of great men and women there and they should never be forgotten.

Yes, and they should never have been killed in the first place. We should remember that too.