Posted on 10/21/2011 9:33:36 AM PDT by 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.
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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.
Assad is Iran's boy, therefore Obama will never do it.
He is building the elements of a caliphate. Setting in place ‘electors’ so to speak.
I really hope that isn’t a serious post.
Guess what it won’t. Obuggery is accursed.
If it is, then the democrats have fully adopted the Biden-Kerry Doctrine that no war involving US troops is worth winning
It’s Bush’s fault he has to do this........
this is obviously going to turn into a charlie foxtrot of epic proportions next summer. I don’t see how this helps obama?
>>> The State Department will be responsible for security.
Try 10,000 contractors from Blackwater. Our substitute under the radar army.
Egypt - check
Iraq - check
Lebanon check
Iran - wink and nod
Attack on Israel - on schedule.
Fast forward to November 2012... what will Iraq, Egypt and Libya look like for the election? Iran 1, US - Zero?
Well, IMHO, from a political standpoint, it helps the GOP. Ten full months for that place to implode. Oil prices should spike as well.
Blackwater? LOL; I think you mean Xe Services LLC.
Hello?
Is this thing on?
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.
How long before al-Maliki is hanging by his heels from a bridge? I give it a year... two at the outside.
You got that right!
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.
End of which year - 2011 or 2012?
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