Top general says US withdrawal from Iraq on track

breitbart ^ | 4/18/10 | ap

[Nachum]

clear pixel WASHINGTON (AP) - The planned withdrawal of nearly 45,000 U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of August is on track in spite of a recent increase in attacks by militant forces, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq said Sunday.

Army Gen. Ray Odierno said that al-Qaida's strength in Iraq is steadily degrading. Unless there's a dramatic and unforeseen change in the security situation, the U.S. troop drawdown will go ahead as scheduled, he said.

clear pixel WASHINGTON (AP) - The planned withdrawal of nearly 45,000 U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of August is on track in spite of a recent increase in attacks by militant forces, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq said Sunday.

Army Gen. Ray Odierno said that al-Qaida's strength in Iraq is steadily degrading. Unless there's a dramatic and unforeseen change in the security situation, the U.S. troop drawdown will go ahead as scheduled, he said.

[Nachum]

The list, ping

[Jet Jaguar]

Bump

[givemELL]

As Al-Qaedas influence abates in Iraq, Irans strength and influence in Iraq will increase, and, neo-Ottoman Islamist Turkey is already part of a new Syrian/Iranian alliance. We are going to declare victory, having won BIG.

The only was to successfully exit Iraq and Afganistan is THRU IRAN.

[CMailBag]

Was that Odierno who said that New Orleans was “stuck on stupid”?

[Nachum]

Can’t remember. Maybe.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Was that Odierno who said that New Orleans was “stuck on stupid”?

Nope...that was LTG Honore.

[Joe 6-pack]

"Unless there's a dramatic and unforeseen change in the security situation, the U.S. troop drawdown will go ahead as scheduled, he said."

Unfortunately Al Qaeda has scheduled the dramatic and unforeseen change in the security situation to begin shortly after the U.S. troop drawdown. But it's ok since nobody on our side could foresee anything like that.

[RC one]

[Hoodat]

We are still spending the same amount of money on the Iraq War today as we were spending during the height of the surge. Where is all that money now going?

[Kevmo]

We should withdraw from Iraq, as well as Afghanistan, at the same time — via Tehran.

[DJ Elliott]

Take a good look at where that is and factor in a 350nm combat radius [I am allowing for extended loiter and non-permissive in-flight refueling environment]. Target is Iran...

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