Hopefully now they will stop killing each other so much too.
yes pleaseTurquoise wrote:
If the OP is true, then I hope this means we can soon get the fuck out of there.
I heard today that Nouri al-Maliki is now looking for a timetable for a full withdrawal. This is something our own politicians have failed at. Another point that makes the whole "puppet" government theory counterintuitive.HurricaИe wrote:
yes pleaseTurquoise wrote:
If the OP is true, then I hope this means we can soon get the fuck out of there.
Xbone Stormsurgezz
Not if the US wants a timetable for a full withdrawal, but doesn't want to look like they're bailing.
I believe the UK's job in Iraq is done.
The fact that they have been pushing for adjustments to the SOFA agreements(rejecting some aspects) made it fairly clear that the US isn't able to totally push them around.Kmarion wrote:
I heard today that Nouri al-Maliki is now looking for a timetable for a full withdrawal. This is something our own politicians have failed at. Another point that makes the whole "puppet" government theory counterintuitive.HurricaИe wrote:
yes pleaseTurquoise wrote:
If the OP is true, then I hope this means we can soon get the fuck out of there.
This is all good news, I hope we can draw down soon...but I doubt they will want to be rid of all US forces, they probably still need some backup.
Liberals always do!Kmarion wrote:
No, but Iraqis taken charge of Iraq is. You guys miss the larger point of the story.God Save the Queen wrote:
I happen to believe AQ in Iraq is not as important as the media makes it out to be.
And all Conservatives are repressed homosexuals.fadedsteve wrote:
Liberals always do!Kmarion wrote:
No, but Iraqis taken charge of Iraq is. You guys miss the larger point of the story.God Save the Queen wrote:
I happen to believe AQ in Iraq is not as important as the media makes it out to be.
labels ftl.
im soooo glad he's not a tree huger. Fucking embrassing.Braddock wrote:
And all Conservatives are repressed homosexuals.fadedsteve wrote:
Liberals always do!Kmarion wrote:
No, but Iraqis taken charge of Iraq is. You guys miss the larger point of the story.
labels ftl.
Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.
It would also be useful to know how many would have continued dying under the dictatorship of Saddam in those 15 years.m3thod wrote:
It would be useful to know one day, maybe in 15 years, how many shattered lives and dead Iraquis had to pay for it.
-Achille Barthe, Alicante, Spain
that statistic is a pipe dream.nukchebi0 wrote:
It would also be useful to know how many would have continued dying under the dictatorship of Saddam in those 15 years.m3thod wrote:
It would be useful to know one day, maybe in 15 years, how many shattered lives and dead Iraquis had to pay for it.
-Achille Barthe, Alicante, Spain
Blackbelts are just whitebelts who have never quit.
Would the prospect of a close contest between Saddam Hussein and the US military when it comes to "who is most evil" not trouble you slightly?nukchebi0 wrote:
It would also be useful to know how many would have continued dying under the dictatorship of Saddam in those 15 years.m3thod wrote:
It would be useful to know one day, maybe in 15 years, how many shattered lives and dead Iraquis had to pay for it.
-Achille Barthe, Alicante, Spain
Not sure how close that would be. It would depend on if you use rammunition's accounting practices or reasonable ones.Braddock wrote:
Would the prospect of a close contest between Saddam Hussein and the US military when it comes to "who is most evil" not trouble you slightly?nukchebi0 wrote:
It would also be useful to know how many would have continued dying under the dictatorship of Saddam in those 15 years.m3thod wrote:
It would be useful to know one day, maybe in 15 years, how many shattered lives and dead Iraquis had to pay for it.
-Achille Barthe, Alicante, Spain
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular
Clinton-backed sanctions were probably responsible for more death and suffering than the current conflict, to be sure.FEOS wrote:
Not sure how close that would be. It would depend on if you use rammunition's accounting practices or reasonable ones.Braddock wrote:
Would the prospect of a close contest between Saddam Hussein and the US military when it comes to "who is most evil" not trouble you slightly?nukchebi0 wrote:
It would also be useful to know how many would have continued dying under the dictatorship of Saddam in those 15 years.
who the fuck are you calling a liberal?fadedsteve wrote:
Liberals always do!Kmarion wrote:
No, but Iraqis taken charge of Iraq is. You guys miss the larger point of the story.God Save the Queen wrote:
I happen to believe AQ in Iraq is not as important as the media makes it out to be.
Since when did AQ = insurgency? O wait it doesn't AQ is just one part of the insurgency, god job on solving that one but its far from over and to treat it as such is asking for trouble, now is not the time to lower their guard.
God Save the Queen wrote:
who the fuck are you calling a liberal?fadedsteve wrote:
Liberals always do!Kmarion wrote:
No, but Iraqis taken charge of Iraq is. You guys miss the larger point of the story.
Turquoise wrote:
If the OP is true, then I hope this means we can soon get the fuck out of there.
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