BREAKING — President Obama Will Announce Today Complete Drawdown of US Troops/Iraq/By Year End

ABC News ^ | October 21, 2011 | Jake Tapper

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Sources tell ABC News that the president will announce today that US troops in Iraq will draw down to zero by the end of the year.

A White House official says that at approximately 11:30am today, President Obama convened a secure video conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to talk with him about this news.

[left that other site]

“It is Very stupid to tell your enemy your plans”...Shih-T’Zu

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

*shakes head*

[kabar]

God help the folks at our embassy and consulates as well as the NGOs. The State Department will be responsible for security.

[vbmoneyspender]

I’m in support of this if the reason is Iraq’s refusal to give our troops immunity.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Sorry—I couldn’t get the entire title in the post because of character restrictions.

Can you possibly change to “President Obama Will Announce Today Complete Drawdown of US Troops in Iraq”?

Thanks.

[stuartcr]

Won’t it be harder to collect all that oil and money that’s owed us, if we’re not there?

[rightwingextremist1776]

Except if you are working for the enemy....Bearock Insane Obamay....

[dfwgator]

The US Embassy in Baghdad in the not-so-distant future

[Gator113]

If this doesn’t give Obama a bump in the polls, nothing will.

[Major Matt Mason]

Poll numbers dropping, have to do something. Khadafi won't help his numbers much, if at all. He got almost no bump from offing Bin Laden.

[Castigar]

Regardless of how you feel about this, it is PURELY a political campaign move.

[tobyhill]

This is Obama trying to get ahead of the Friday Afternoon news dump.

[b4its2late]

A White House official says that at approximately 11:30am today, President Obama convened a secure video conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to talk with him about this news.

And you posted this around 12:30 pm. Real secure that WH his...

[AngelesCrestHighway]

“the president will announce today that US troops in Iraq will draw down to zero by the end of the year.”....

That’s nice....just as long as Zero is out of the White House next year!

[Salvavida]

I’m in support of this if the reason is Iraq’s refusal to give our troops immunity.

I agree. Add to that an agreement to recoup money to defray the expense of the war via oil pricing incentives. Freedom isn't free.

[In Maryland]

Keep in mind this had to be leaked by Obama’s inner circle (a trial balloon?), if the call happened at 11:30 am and a reporter has the information posted to the internet by 12:30 pm. The government leaks like crazy, but it usually does leak this quickly.

[JLAGRAYFOX]

Yes, according to the African Muslim Obama destroy America plan, Iraq is to become part of Iran the moment the USA military departs. Yes, the Obama plan to turn the entire Middle East into a radical Muslim bastion of America hate is right on schedule!!! And....just as African Muslim Obama wishes, Israel will be isolated, surrounded by legions of Obama’s “Muslim Brotherhood” brethren!!! And....African Black Christians, watch your back. Obama has you in his sights!!!

[mass55th]

Gotta do something to keep all those scandals out of the news.

[Lorianne]

More troops freed up for wars in Africa

[bergmeid]

Get the infidels out of muslim lands - one step closer to the caliphate.

Kill Khadaffi, get rid of Mubarak, now go after Assad, get the “puppets of the west” out of muslim lands. This means CALIPHATE, people!

In the meantime, drawing down troops also buys left wing votes and possibly some independents.

[Cheerio]

Watch for his approval bump from the hard core leftie anti-war types. Of course has also will get a bump for ASSASINATING "the Mad Dog of the Middle East". Libya means victory for Obama's policy

The Sheeple really eat this hypicrite stuff up - they really are schizophrenics.

Remember this one?

President Obama’s claims that the United States is not engaged in hostilities against Libya ....June 30, 2011

[dfwgator]

Kill Khadaffi, get rid of Mubarak, now go after Assad,

Assad is Iran's boy, therefore Obama will never do it.

[Psalm 144]

He is building the elements of a caliphate. Setting in place ‘electors’ so to speak.

[randomhero97]

I really hope that isn’t a serious post.

[DarthVader]

Guess what it won’t. Obuggery is accursed.

[silverleaf]

If it is, then the democrats have fully adopted the Biden-Kerry Doctrine that no war involving US troops is worth winning

[4Speed]

It’s Bush’s fault he has to do this........

[Jeff Vader]

this is obviously going to turn into a charlie foxtrot of epic proportions next summer. I don’t see how this helps obama?

[tlb]

>>> The State Department will be responsible for security.

Try 10,000 contractors from Blackwater. Our substitute under the radar army.

[Truth29]

Libya - check

Egypt - check

Iraq - check

Lebanon check

Iran - wink and nod

Attack on Israel - on schedule.

[rhombus]

Fast forward to November 2012... what will Iraq, Egypt and Libya look like for the election? Iran 1, US - Zero?

[Crawdad]

Well, IMHO, from a political standpoint, it helps the GOP. Ten full months for that place to implode. Oil prices should spike as well.

[Michael Barnes]

Blackwater? LOL; I think you mean Xe Services LLC.

[Disambiguator]

He must be planning to re-deploy them all along the Mexican border. Right? Right?

Hello?

Is this thing on?

[mardi59]

The Caliph-N-Chief waited for the Arab Spring to jump into high gear before removing troops from Iraq.

When Iraq falls to Iran the Caliph-N-Chiel will only get a poll boost from his blind admirers. The rest of us will see it for what it is. He hopes for the destruction of Israel. The SOB is once again on tv to hear himself speak.

[Tallguy]

How long before al-Maliki is hanging by his heels from a bridge? I give it a year... two at the outside.

[left that other site]

You got that right!

[frog in a pot]

I’m in support of this if the reason is Iraq’s refusal to give our troops immunity.

That would be the paramount consideration.

A close second is based on the fact that contrary to the advice of top military experts for the region, Brock cut our Iraqi force to a very few thousand. Those experts argued that such a meager force could face much difficulty defending itself.

Perhaps DOD convinced the CiC he would be hurt politically with either or both results. As it is, CiC avoids personal damage and fulfills a promise to his leftist supporters.

[Argus]

End of which year - 2011 or 2012?

[rhombus]

Listening to I-I-I-bama spike the ball! Bringing the war to the end in a responsible way - His Mission Accomplished phrase. Roll the videos of chaos to come.

[SueRae]

I put the TV on mute as soon as I heard his first words...”I I I...as the Presdient I promised to end the...bah blah blah...”

I’m sure Mookie and company are thrilled to hear the news..

[Abathar]

"I agree. Add to that an agreement to recoup money to defray the expense of the war via oil pricing incentives. Freedom isn't free."

LOL, from him? Yeah right...

[SVTCobra03]

“Kill Khadaffi, get rid of Mubarak, now go after Assad, get the “puppets of the west” out of muslim lands. This means CALIPHATE, people!”

It also means that the Mahdi/AntiChrist will soon take power; which also means that the Rapture is near. Maranatha.

[SampleMan]

South Vietnam 1975.

Obama is doing this to get the Leftist voter turnout firmed up, but how will the inevitable Iranian attacks play?

I'm a little shocked that he is politically stupid enough to do 10 months before the U.S. elections. I expected him to do it in Aug-Sep, so that he could get the “tuck and run” vote without having to suffer the consequences.

[GeronL]

Hopefully it will be the end of nation-building

[JFC]

I am so sick of him.

[JFC]

I am so sick of him.

[Winstons Julia]

NBC used the “dramatic” special report for this speech.
made me think we had another 9/11 on our hands.

This seems premature until we are aware of how the various revolutions in the
ME are going to end up....

[Buckeye McFrog]

That cinches it. Obama is in full campaign mode. He is now fully invested in the mobs in Zuccotti Park.