Comments on: Some Fear U.S. Pullout From Iraqi Cities

Iraqi Leaders Celebrate The Withdrawal, But Security, Logistical Concerns Remain

[mljohns00]

Something's wrong here. Why would Iraqis blow things up in ADVANCE of the scheduled withdrawal by the U.S.? If they want the U.S. out on schedule, they would wait until the U.S. is gone before resuming the violence. So whoever is blowing things up DOESN'T want the U.S. to leave.

[erasmus111]

by Solarrays247 June 28, 2009 9:17 PM PDT

I can read, erasmus111, and I expect Obama to keep his word if at all possible! I supported him, and campaigned for him, and I wasn't even a Democrat.


My post wasn't aimed at you. I actually didn't read any of the posts. : )

The other day someone was yakking how Obama didn't keep his word on bringing home the troops and I tried to tell him that he never said they were bringing them home right away. I said that there was a date in which they would be coming home. I figured it was 2011, but wasn't exactly sure. So when I saw that date in this story, I had to say something.: )

I do agree that they should be brought home as soon as possible.

[rrozsa]

Should we also "bring home our troops" from Germany, since that war is long over?

[willcad]

by rrozsa June 29, 2009 7:26 AM PDT
Should we also "bring home our troops" from Germany, since that war is long over?
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Darn right we should!

American troops were quartered all over Europe following WWII, and those bases were made permanent by the necessity of the Cold War, which many people felt could and would heat up in Europe from 1945 until the Berlin Wall fell in 1989.

But the Cold War is long over. The Soviet Union doesn't exist any more, as such, and the major threat to our allies in Europe is now from terrorism. And terrorism of the type seen in Europe doesn't require half a million American troops stationed along the former Iron Curtain.

I say, bring the troops home from Europe, too. Close down all of those bases, saving billions each year that can be pumped into the domestic economy, or other aspects of the defense budget like developing more effective body armor for the average soldier, improving battlefield medical treatments, and developing new weapons systems that give the average American dogface a better advantage in one-on-one combat.

[erasmus111]

by gravyboat3000 June 28, 2009 8:44 PM PDT
Have I told you lately, that I love you?


Well at least somebody does. : )


"Mimosa?"

What's "Mimosa"?

[Solarrays247]

"by government-control June 28, 2009 3:52 PM PDT
Obama is surrendering to the terrorists."

I can read, erasmus111, and I expect Obama to keep his word if at all possible! I supported him, and campaigned for him, and I wasn't even a Democrat.

However, I am sick and tired of all of these idiots who sit in front of their puters, hiding behind their keyboards and BS like this guy that I have quoted here! I only wish that it were possible to send every one of their a**es to Iraq! I chuckle to imagine how quickly their assinine statements would disappear!

And I admit that I am bit upset, because I received a call Friday evening from a young man who has always been like a son to me. He just graduated from boot camp, and was on a bus heading towards Alabama for more training for ten weeks, and then Florida for approx. six months. He has chosen to learn Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)and will be in training for this over the next nine months. During our conversation, this young man apologized to me because he could not be here to help me this past spring. That is the kind of person that he is, and everyone here in our small town adores him.

I think I will stay away from these message boards...my patience has worn thin with people who think they are being cool, and cute. They can't even begin to measure up to this young acquaintance of mine!

[willcad]

So 9/11 never happened and terrorist are not well organized and in the process of taking control of several counties.. The bombing of the Nave ship Cole or the Corblat Towers or the first trade center bombing, or the two embassies in Africa those never took place..

The only thing that is jacked up is, well you know don't you...
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"The Terrorists" to whom you refer are not in Iraq. Iraq had nothing to do with those attacks, which were, in fact, carried out by several different groups with different compositions, different bases of operation, different aims, and different targets throughout the world.

9/11 was carried out by Saudi members of al-Qaeda, operating from Taliban-sponsored training camps in Afghanistan, and funded by Osama Bin Laden, also a Saudi. How did invading and occupying Iraq have anything to do with that?

The bombing of the USS Cole was also perpetrated by Bin Laden and his al-Qaeda cronies, trained and operating out of Afghanistan. How did invading and occupying Iraq have anything to do with that?

The bombing of the "Corblat Towers" (I'll assume you're referring to the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia) was perpetrated by Hezbollah Al-Hejaz, a terrorist group made up of Saudia and operating in Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Kuwait, and Bahrain. What did the invasion and occupation of Iraq have to do with that?

The first Trade Center bombing in 1993 was also perpetrated by Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda group. What did the invasion and occupation of Iraq have to do with that?

The bombings of the US Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya in 1998 were perpetrated by The Egyptian Islamic Jihad, a terrorist group made up mostly of Egyptians, dedicated to overthrowing the government of Egypt and replacing it with an Islamic state. EIJ later broadened its aims to attacking American and Isreali interests in the Middle East and abraod. EIJ was the first terrorist group joined by Osama Bin Laden. What did the invasion and occupation of Iraq have to do with that?

[erasmus111]

"All U.S. forces are slated to be out of Iraq by the end of 2011."

I don't know how many times I have seen people b*tchin' on here about how Obama hasn't done what he said he was going to do. They keep saying that he was supposed to pull the troops out of Iraq. He has always said that he would have them out by the end of 2011. It's funny how people only hear what they want to hear, isn't it?

Now, if he doesn't have them out by the end of 20ll, then you can b*tch. Until then, shut the hell up.

[Solarrays247]

"by government-control June 28, 2009 3:52 PM PDT
Obama is surrendering to the terrorists."

I can read, erasmus111, and I expect Obama to keep his word if at all possible! I supported him, and campaigned for him, and I wasn't even a Democrat.

However, I am sick and tired of all of these idiots who sit in front of their puters, hiding behind their keyboards and BS like this guy that I have quoted here! I only wish that it were possible to send every one of their a**es to Iraq! I chuckle to imagine how quickly their assinine statements would disappear!

And I admit that I am bit upset, because I received a call Friday evening from a young man who has always been like a son to me. He just graduated from boot camp, and was on a bus heading towards Alabama for more training for ten weeks, and then Florida for approx. six months. He has chosen to learn Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD)and will be in training for this over the next nine months. During our conversation, this young man apologized to me because he could not be here to help me this past spring. That is the kind of person that he is, and everyone here in our small town adores him.

I think I will stay away from these message boards...my patience has worn thin with people who think they are being cool, and cute. They can't even begin to measure up to this young acquaintance of mine!

[Solarrays247]

by government-control June 28, 2009 3:52 PM PDT
Obama is surrendering to the terrorists.


Why don't you go over and fight then? Put up or shut up!

The terrorists were not in Iraq to begin with, Bush drew them in, and Cheney's Halliburton reaped the cash!!

We have lost enough of our young men and women in this illegal war!

The Iraqi's have lost too many innocent men, women, children, infants....and, unfortunately the killing won't stop for them!

Our military have performed over and beyond the call of duty....it is time to bring them home! We need our best and brightest here at home!

So go....do your thing!
Hint: Osama bin Laden was never in Iraq to begin with....try Afghanistan/Pakistan. Have a good time! Don't let the door hit you in the rear! :=)







You can go in their place!

[pensacola8-2009]

This same scenario occurred in Sarievo and Bosnia with the ethnic cleansing taking a dramatic spike upwards then tapered off.

There won't be to much that anyone can do to stop it, anymore than the similar types of violence that is common in the USA with organized crime.

The good news is that we wont be there. Most of it will happen after we leave and present the opportunity.

[naj1953]

USA Troops need to come home...Wars cost money and lives......These countries have been fighting forever...and it won't stop...I think we have lost enough boys to these two wars....Bring our boys home.

[indivthinker]

"Yet California's Governor is a Republican."
by stuart2021 June 28, 2009 7:04 PM PDT

Just because California's governor is Republican does not mean much. First, the legislature has been Democratic for decades. Second, Schwarzenegger is a LIBERAL Republican. He caters to the illegals, and he supports high regulation, taxes, and welfare. If he talks like a liberal, acts like a liberal, and thinks like a liberal, then he is a liberal.