Author Topic: Official: U.S. pulling out all troops from Iraq (Read 4098 times)

blacken700 · « **on:** October 21, 2011, 10:05:04 AM »

(CNN) -- The United States will withdraw almost all its troops from Iraq by the end of the year, as a current agreement with Iraq dictates, a U.S. official told CNN Friday.

Only about 150 troops, a negligible force, will remain to assist in arms sales.

The United States had expected that some of the roughly 40,000 Americans in Iraq would remain there to aid in training and security.

But the two nations were unable to reach a deal on a key issue regarding legal immunity for U.S. troops, a senior U.S. military official with direct knowledge of the discussions told CNN this month.

The United States wanted to retain immunity but the Iraqis refused to agree to that, opening up the prospect of Americans being tried in Iraqi courts and subjected to Iraqi punishment.

The negotiations were strained following WikiLeaks' release of a diplomatic cable that alleged Iraqi civilians, including children, were killed in a 2006 raid by American troops rather than in an airstrike as initially reported by the U.S. military.

blacken700 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 21, 2011, 10:34:47 AM »

Chris Matthews: "This is 'Mission Accomplished' without the banner"

The Showstoppa · « **Reply #2 on:** October 21, 2011, 10:36:18 AM »

Quote from: blacken700 on October 21, 2011, 10:34:47 AM

Chris Matthews: "This is 'Mission Accomplished' without the banner"

Please tell me you didn't just quote mush-mouth?

blacken700 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 21, 2011, 10:39:09 AM »

i did

The Showstoppa · « **Reply #4 on:** October 21, 2011, 10:39:58 AM »

Quote from: blacken700 on October 21, 2011, 10:39:09 AM

i did

Brutal....

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #5 on:** October 21, 2011, 10:40:46 AM »

Let's place a wager on how long before andre starts another obama ass kicking thread?

tu_holmes · « **Reply #6 on:** October 21, 2011, 10:42:46 AM »

Fuck 'em... Time to get the hell out.

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #7 on:** October 21, 2011, 10:47:11 AM »

Iran most be loving this.

240 is Back · « **Reply #8 on:** October 21, 2011, 11:04:47 AM »

Quote from: blacken700 on October 21, 2011, 10:05:04 AM

Only about 150 troops, a negligible force, will remain to assist in arms sales

F&F part 2

240 is Back · « **Reply #9 on:** October 21, 2011, 11:05:28 AM »

Quote from: 333386 on October 21, 2011, 10:47:11 AM

Iran most be loving this.

didn't bush deliver us taht SOFA and departure plans long before obama took the oath?

dario73 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 21, 2011, 11:12:36 AM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on October 21, 2011, 11:05:28 AM

didn't bush deliver us taht SOFA and departure plans long before obama took the oath?

So, scratch off another issue that the left is trying to credit Obama for, but was actually accomplished by someone else:
(1) Bin Laden; the military and torture take ALL the credit
(2) Ghadaffi brought down by Nato

Thanks, 120. Thanks for stating the truth for once.

blacken700 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 21, 2011, 11:29:55 AM »

Quote from: dario73 on October 21, 2011, 11:12:36 AM

So, scratch off another issue that the left is trying to credit Obama for, but was actually accomplished by someone else:
(1) Bin Laden; the military and torture take ALL the credit
(2) Ghadaffi brought down by Nato

Thanks, 120. Thanks for stating the truth for once.

didn't you complain about obama sending us to war in lybia

240 is Back · « **Reply #12 on:** October 21, 2011, 12:03:18 PM »

killing 3 big terrorists... getting the US out of Iraq.

If 911 happened on a dem's watch - then the repub won office anc cleaned shit up like this...

yall would be dancing in the streets talking about how only repubs can keep u safe

dario73 · « **Reply #13 on:** October 21, 2011, 12:15:34 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on October 21, 2011, 12:03:18 PM

killing 3 big terrorists... getting the US out of Iraq.

If 911 happened on a dem's watch - then the repub won office anc cleaned shit up like this...

yall would be dancing in the streets talking about how only repubs can keep u safe

Obama hasn't changed anything that was originally put in by Bush in order to keep the USA safe. So what did he do again, what legislation did he pass that has improved on anything that Bush did, from surveillance to intelligence gathering, that should garner him any attention?

Not only that. But, who cares? Who cares about Ghadaffi? How was he affecting the USA? Remember, these are the same questions that Democrats and Libs made when USA went into Iraq and got Hussein.

I thought Obama was going to get the USA out of all the conflicts in the world?

You also forgot another thing that Obama killed. The economy. That is his biggest victim.

240 is Back · « **Reply #14 on:** October 21, 2011, 12:17:44 PM »

in that case - give him credit for keeping strong republican policies, and ignoring the voices of reid and pelosi and the other anti-war types.

it was easy for bush to say yes to military men. obama had to disagree with the own people - and he did it.

you make a great point, dario73. Obama had to overcome MORE to keep these strong military policies in place!

dario73 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 21, 2011, 12:39:31 PM »

Obama has done NOTHING of value since he took office. FACT.

He is BY FAR THE WORST PRESIDENT EVER. Only Carter MIGHT be worse. Both, are Democratic chumps.

No amount of dead terrorists will bring this economy back to life.

Interesting how Libs and Dems smeared Bush with the labels or warmonger and "blood for oil" tyrant, but are now praising Obama.

If Obama keeps it up, he will put Hitler to shame. Oops, did I just use another Liberal comparison.

tu_holmes · « **Reply #16 on:** October 21, 2011, 12:40:17 PM »

Quote from: dario73 on October 21, 2011, 12:39:31 PM

Obama has done NOTHING of value since he took office. FACT.

He is BY FAR THE WORST PRESIDENT EVER. Only Carter MIGHT be worse. Both, are Democratic chumps.

No amount of dead terrorists will bring this economy back to life.

Interesting how Libs and Dems smeared Bush with the labels or warmonger and "blood for oil" tyrant, but are now praising Obama.

If Obama keeps it up, he will put Hitler to shame. Oops, did I just use another Liberal comparison.

Who is praising him? He should have been out of Iraq 2.5 years ago and he should have NEVER done anything in Libya.

dario73 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 21, 2011, 12:51:16 PM »

Quote from: tu_holmes on October 21, 2011, 12:40:17 PM

Who is praising him? He should have been out of Iraq 2.5 years ago and he should have NEVER done anything in Libya.

Blacken, 240, andre, and vince.

240 is Back · « **Reply #18 on:** October 21, 2011, 12:57:44 PM »

Quote from: dario73 on October 21, 2011, 12:39:31 PM

Obama has done NOTHING of value since he took office. FACT.

He carefully weighed the decision to send troops into pakistan, less than a mile from their version of west point, kill a few men on the ground then execute bin laden.

Then he made the decision.

You can say he fcked the economy, healthcare, and everything else. But be fair. He had to approve it, and he did.

headhuntersix · « **Reply #19 on:** October 21, 2011, 01:05:51 PM »

The timeline was exactly as Bush and the Iraqi government agreed on. They also agreed at that time to relook the situation and see if we'd keep more troops. Last year we expected to keep about 15-30K. Obama couldn't get the Iraqi's to agree to continue the current SOFA without criminal oversight by the Iraqi judicial system. Two mistakes by the beloved barry...he didn't stay engaged with the Iraqi gov....as in personally enaged as had Bush. He allowed them to drift more toward Iran. He's further selling out the Kurds who are close to a shooting war with a waaaay more muslimcentric Turkey. If this goes tits up....this is all on Barry.

Grape Ape · « **Reply #20 on:** October 21, 2011, 01:08:52 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on October 21, 2011, 12:57:44 PM

He carefully weighed the decision to send troops into pakistan, less than a mile from their version of west point, kill a few men on the ground then execute bin laden.

That was blind luck - he happened to see the location during the para-jump he did when he shot the Somali pirates from mid-air and swam back to the States.

headhuntersix · « **Reply #21 on:** October 21, 2011, 01:12:27 PM »

Yes sir.....my commander n chief is an action figure...oh boy!

240 is Back · « **Reply #22 on:** October 21, 2011, 01:13:21 PM »

Quote from: Grape Ape on October 21, 2011, 01:08:52 PM

That was blind luck - he happened to see the location during the para-jump he did when he shot the Somali pirates from mid-air and swam back to the States.

oh i see, unless a president personally pulls the trigger on a mission, he gets no credit.

Fine.

if pak had shot down that helicopter and strung our seals' bodies up on poles in the town square - repubs would have been LIVID at obama for calling the shots and sending them in. He took very serious risk doing so.

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #23 on:** October 21, 2011, 01:13:28 PM »

blacken700 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 21, 2011, 01:15:08 PM »

just mad your man bush couldn't do the job