"Iraq PM wants troops out 'as soon as possible'." Obama's 16 months about right.

Bowser — 7/20/2008 12:53:42 AM (archived)

"Prolonging their stay 'would cause problems,' al-Maliki says in interview."

Now we know the US won't ever leave altogether, no matter what the Iraqis want. We still have troops in Japan, Germany, South Korea, etc., and even in the Phillipines where they threw us out.

Arf

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"Iraq PM wants troops out 'as soon as possible'." Obama's 16 months about right. - Bowser - 7/20/2008 12:53:42 AM
- "They" got to him. - Bowser - 7/20/2008 2:08:27 AM
  - What happened with the Iraqi PM - z - 7/20/2008 7:20:23 PM
  - re: "They" got to him. - ER - 7/20/2008 2:24:33 AM
    - re: "They" got to him. - Buck Galaxy - 7/20/2008 4:05:35 PM
- Something's going on. - ER - 7/20/2008 1:41:13 AM
  - I think there are 2 things going on. - alcaray - 7/20/2008 6:36:23 AM
    - Maliki's behavior - ER - 7/20/2008 11:24:28 AM
      - Irans 'price' - Yeti - 7/21/2008 3:58:54 AM
      - Round 2. - Yeti - 7/21/2008 12:20:29 AM
        
        Doesn't make sense. - Lee - 7/21/2008 2:12:36 AM
        
        PS - Yeti - 7/21/2008 3:48:58 AM
        
        Not surprised - Yeti - 7/21/2008 3:46:44 AM
      - Or maybe you can take Bush for his word on this. - Lee - 7/20/2008 2:55:24 PM
        
        Will you take Obama's word on it, in a few months? (n/t) - alcaray - 7/20/2008 8:23:41 PM
        
        Obama would cut and run, leaving Iraq at a vunerable time. - Lee - 7/21/2008 1:53:14 AM
        
        wow (n/t) - alcaray - 7/21/2008 4:37:36 PM
  - But you can be sure "there's a man with a gun over there". (n/t) - Bowser - 7/20/2008 1:45:09 AM
    - "Paranoia strikes deep, into your life it will creep..." (n/t) - ER - 7/20/2008 2:26:04 AM
      - Starts when you're always afraid, man come and take you away. - RNE - 7/21/2008 9:56:09 PM
        
        re: Starts when you're always afraid, man come and take you away. - James Brown - 7/22/2008 5:42:03 AM
        
        In some ways, it's already here. - ER - 7/22/2008 1:13:05 AM
      - And "all the world's a plot, and we but victims in it", or somesuch. (n/t) - Bowser - 7/20/2008 2:54:58 AM

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