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Report: US, Brit Troops to Leave Iraq in 07

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Roxxxanne
 
Reply Sun 5 Mar, 2006 07:36 am
Troop Withdrawal

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The United States and Britain are planning to pull all their troops out of Iraq by the spring of 2007, two British newspapers reported in their Sunday editions, quoting unnamed senior defense ministry sources.
The Sunday Telegraph said the planned pull-out followed an acceptance by the two governments that the presence of foreign troops in Iraq was now a large obstacle to securing peace.

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Hard to say if this is accurate. But a complete bail out a year from now--a full blown cut and run stampede as opposed to a facade draw down timed for the upcoming midterms this November--is consistent with what several military experts on various cable news channels have opined for some time now; that the US can't sustain the troop levels and mix of specialties in Iraq for much longer. Not without a significant change in recruiting numbers or military commitments elsewhere. Or a draft.

Two observations if this does play out: 1) Murtha was right, 2) The Republicans Lost the War. Remember that last point when the GOP/Rove machine cranks up to blame the ensuing chaos in Iraq on Democrats or administration critics. It really says it all.

And of course, if Iraq is the central front in the War on 'Terra' as the brigades of chicken hawks and legions of screaming harpies have been howling for three years now, then the Republicans Lost the War on Terror. Hopefully, future progressive and moderate candidates won't be afraid to say it that bluntly.
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Brandon9000
 
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Reply Sun 5 Mar, 2006 08:00 am
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US military denies withdrawal plan
By Ibon Villelabeitia
Sun Mar 5, 5:58 AM ET



BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military in Iraq said on Sunday media reports that America and Britain planned to pull all troops out of Iraq by spring 2007 were "completely false," reiterating that there was no timetable for withdrawal....


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Bi-Polar Bear
 
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Reply Sun 5 Mar, 2006 09:36 am
relax brandon...we may not be leaving... all is well....
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Roxxxanne
 
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Reply Sun 5 Mar, 2006 09:42 am
Brandon certainly is of miltary age. I wonder what he is doing stateside.
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Bi-Polar Bear
 
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Reply Sun 5 Mar, 2006 09:45 am
playing video war games, posting to A2K, looking at internet porn is my guess....you'd think we'd get along... outside of the war games we have a lot in common....
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Brandon9000
 
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2006 03:49 pm
Roxxxanne wrote:
Brandon certainly is of miltary age. I wonder what he is doing stateside.

52 years old is military age?

What's so interesting about you, is that you can never simply discuss a topic with dignity. Your sole debating techniques are to (a) quote someone else (links, etc.), or (b) insult those who disagree with you.
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Setanta
 
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2006 03:51 pm
Now ya got the boy worried . . . he doesn't really wanna put his money where his mouth has been for so long . . .
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Brandon9000
 
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2006 03:52 pm
Setanta wrote:
Now ya got the boy worried . . . he doesn't really wanna put his money where his mouth has been for so long . . .

Furthermore, even were I of the appropriate age, the idea that no one can be in favor of a war without joining the military is simply a red herring for people who would rather impugn the character of the poster than debate the idea.
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Bi-Polar Bear
 
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2006 05:32 pm
the whole country is being run by pussies who favor war but lack the balls to fight as a matter of fact.... so for once I have to agree with brandon....
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Setanta
 
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2006 05:36 pm
You are too quick to agree with Brandon. He is adopting MOAN's religionist approach. Disagreeing with him constitutes personal attack in his new mantra, therefore, he claims that no one ever debates the topic, they just attack him.

Poor, poor Brandon . . .
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Brandon9000
 
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2006 05:50 pm
Setanta wrote:
You are too quick to agree with Brandon.... Disagreeing with him constitutes personal attack in his new mantra, therefore, he claims that no one ever debates the topic, they just attack him.

Poor, poor Brandon . . .

And this, of course, was a dignified discussion of the underlying topic, not of me personally:

Setanta wrote:
Now ya got the boy worried . . . he doesn't really wanna put his money where his mouth has been for so long . . .
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Setanta
 
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2006 05:51 pm
Now you demand dignity?

Who is to be the judge, you?
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Roxxxanne
 
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Reply Mon 6 Mar, 2006 10:25 pm
Brandon9000 wrote:
Roxxxanne wrote:
Brandon certainly is of miltary age. I wonder what he is doing stateside.

52 years old is military age?

What's so interesting about you, is that you can never simply discuss a topic with dignity. Your sole debating techniques are to (a) quote someone else (links, etc.), or (b) insult those who disagree with you.


Brandon I assumed that becuase you communicate like a child that you were one. Wow! 52, that is scary. 52 puts you in the Vietnam era. Did you serve?
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talk72000
 
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Reply Tue 7 Mar, 2006 01:55 am
He has two degrees inPhysics so one can assume he was working on his degrees to design bombs.
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Brandon9000
 
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Reply Tue 7 Mar, 2006 11:53 pm
Roxxxanne wrote:
Brandon9000 wrote:
Roxxxanne wrote:
Brandon certainly is of miltary age. I wonder what he is doing stateside.

52 years old is military age?

What's so interesting about you, is that you can never simply discuss a topic with dignity. Your sole debating techniques are to (a) quote someone else (links, etc.), or (b) insult those who disagree with you.


Brandon I assumed that becuase you communicate like a child that you were one.

If you like to think so, but you're the one who responds to disagreement only with insults rather than with argument.

Roxxxanne wrote:
Wow! 52, that is scary. 52 puts you in the Vietnam era. Did you serve?

In those days there was a draft lottery. My number was 363, and I was not drafted. The idea that a person may not believe a war necessary without being a veteran is false, and obviously so.
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Brandon9000
 
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Reply Tue 7 Mar, 2006 11:55 pm
talk72000 wrote:
He has two degrees inPhysics so one can assume he was working on his degrees to design bombs.

Indeed, that is among the jobs I have done.
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Brandon9000
 
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Reply Tue 7 Mar, 2006 11:58 pm
Setanta wrote:
Now you demand dignity?

Who is to be the judge, you?

Irrelevant. In that post, I disproved this specific statement of yours:

Setanta wrote:
Disagreeing with him constitutes personal attack in his new mantra, therefore, he claims that no one ever debates the topic, they just attack him.


by showing that I am accurate when I state that the liberals tend to argue their points by personal attacks on their opponents rather than by debating the topic.
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talk72000
 
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Reply Wed 8 Mar, 2006 12:22 am
Aha, the military-industrial complex!
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