Posted: 19 Aug 2010 06:39 AM PDT
 Globe and Mail | US withdraws military from Iraq The Guardian After seven-and-a-half years, the final US combat troops have pulled out off Iraq – two weeks ahead of Barack Obama's 31 August deadline. However, around 50000 US service personnel remain in the country in an 'advice and assist' role,... US troops leave Iraq: A local's viewBBC News Time to tally cost as US combat troops exit IraqSydney Morning Herald ANALYSIS-Will Obama keep US troops in Iraq beyond 2011?Reuters AFP -TIME -The Australian all 1,677 news articles » |
BUT "around 50,000 US service personnel remain in the country in an 'advice and assist' role, primarily responsible for training Iraqi security forces." What happened to "the final US combat troops have pulled out of Iraq"? Oh yeah, right, we also left some fighter planes, and jet fuel, and bombs, and all the stuff we'd need as if we were in a war, which I'm telling you we're not, so look away now please. We may continue to choose to bomb a few targets, but that's part of operation Promote Peace and has been on the books for years, nothing to worry about. Even though the soldiers are here, just as they were yesterday, I'm telling you that today, they've been instructed NOT to kill people.
We'll see... it may be legit, it may be politics-- only time will tell. Not that I'm a skeptic or anything.
And to the servicemen and women, THANK YOU. It is a habit of Jeff 2.0's to thank every public service person I run across-- firemen, ambulance crew, police, and armed forces. I believe everyone should get into this habit-- it's their job to watch your back, even though in some cases it may be hazardous to their health.
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