US forces still in fight at end of combat mission

[apple0154]

You have to cut him some slack, he's Canadian. I was going to say by numbers alone yes there are 120,000 less troops to be possibly killed. Of course as you say there could still more troop deaths with the 50k troops rather than the 170k. In a worse case senario if the 50k lose control of the country and we have to send more troops back in then the reduction doesn't do well.

The troops are there to protect the oil. The country won't be lost as far as the oil is concerned.

One of the main priorities of the Taliban is maintaining the culture. Many people are realizing there will have to be some sort of "truce" between the Taliban and the Allies because after eight years we see the Taliban are still active and, most important, a sizable portion of the general population are either Taliban sympathizers or operatives.

So, does Obama say he's going to negotiate with the Taliban? Or does Obama keep sending young people to the slaughter? Or does he protect American interests which is the oil which is the reason for all of this in the first place?

What's the best strategy? Fight another eight years or withdraw some troops and still keep the oil flowing?

 

[Don Quixote]

Just saving your granola munchin', Subaru driving', Birkenstock wearin' liberal fat ass from terrorists.

so you approve of over 4400 dead and tens of thousands maimed for no good reason or result

when bush/cheney came up with the wmd story, i supported the war - then bush admitted that the wmd was bogus

 

[Don Quixote]

You have to cut him some slack, he's Canadian. I was going to say by numbers alone yes there are 120,000 less troops to be possibly killed. Of course as you say there could still more troop deaths with the 50k troops rather than the 170k. In a worse case senario if the 50k lose control of the country and we have to send more troops back in then the reduction doesn't do well.

i say let the iraqis sink or swim

they made it clear that they did not want us there and want to run things themselves

not to mention that we never should have been there to begin with

oh well

 

[DamnYankee]

so you approve of over 4400 dead and tens of thousands maimed for no good reason or result

when bush/cheney came up with the wmd story, i supported the war - then bush admitted that the wmd was bogus

So you approve of mad man Saddam Hussein threatening our allies.

Bush never "admitted" that the WMD issue was bogus. If Saddam had no WMDs then why did he run the inspectors out? Besides that wasn't the only reason we went to war.

 

[Good Luck]

Try using the brains the good Lord gave you. As Chapdog wrote in msg. 14, "Why would we after trillions spend and thousands dead walk away and let some other world power step in to be favorites for the oil?"

Time for a little schoolin', Good Luck. First of all, Iraq is all about the oil. It's always been about the oil. It was never about WMD and it's not about women wearing burkas or little girls not going to school although those things are more inclined to get the general population behind war rather than saying we're going to invade a country, kill the people and take their oil.

When it comes to Iraqi Freedom the burka wearing women and the little girls should be glad they are not in Somalia or Ethiopia getting gang raped or having their breasts cut off so they can't feed their babies. Now there would be a good reason to go to war but, alas, there's very few oil fields there.

Now, one could say Obama is not being a humanitarian by easing off the mission of cultural change while others can say Obama is right not to send young Americans to their death so 'Aasera' can shop J.C. Penny and little 'Sabeen' can attend school.

The truth is the oil is the priority and the troop level is proportional to what it takes to keep it flowing. The burka, schooling, the poppy fields.....well, they'll have to wait.

Got it?

What I "get" is you are a fucking idiot.

You don't even get the point. Obama draws down the forces. Obama LIES to us about "combat troops are gone." The WH LIES to us about combat operations being over.

When it comes to this kind of thing, I am TIRED of the fucking LIES. And I am tired of the way morons, idiots, fools, and lying assholes outside the WH eat Obama's shit like it was chocolate. He pisses on them and they lick it off the floor.

And here you are, right in the thick of it because reducing numbers of troops is "good no matter how you look at it." Well, guess what twinkle toes: fine and dandy 120K are getting back home where they belong. But I am NOT about to sit here sucking my gums and drinking Obama's jizz when they are LYING to us about the 50K still in harms way over there.

If they want us in harms way, fine - that is what the military is for. But quit the fucking lying and quit the fucking political grandstanding. Combat troops are still in place doing combat missions. Admit the truth and give those people over there both the credit, and the support they need and deserve.

 

[Minister of Truth]

So you approve of mad man Saddam Hussein threatening our allies.

Bush never "admitted" that the WMD issue was bogus. If Saddam had no WMDs then why did he run the inspectors out? Besides that wasn't the only reason we went to war.

Yeah, I've got no problem with a country like Iraq threatening our allies. Some of them, like Saudi, are retards anyway...