U.S. withdraws from Iraq

Full withdrawal by Dec. 31 of this year.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/21/source-almost-all-u-s-troops-out-of-iraq-by-years-end/?hpt=hp_c1

 

Mission accomplished.

 

And those soldiers come home to jobs that aren't there.

 

Does that mean we get to turn off the Halliburton spigot now?

 

The fine print: They will prolly move them to Afghanistan.

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The economy is in the crapper - so we are are going to bring our troops home to less jobs and scale down the war machine - which also means less jobs?


In an election year?
I'll believe it when I see it.

 

But ... but ... cut and run!

 

Does Iran invade Iraq on Jan 1 or do they wait for Super Bowl Sunday?

 

In addition to the 150 troopers left behind to "assist in arms sales," how many "civilian contractors" will we keep in-country to "protect our interests?"

 

Iran has no need to invade Iraq. It influences that country's government the good old-fashioned U.S. way -- bribery and influence-peddling.

 

Obama alluded today to a work-program to secure employment for veterans. Which I'm sure, in their support of American troops, Republicans will pass.

 

Smooth move by Obama, a year before the next election.

 

Won't U.S. tax payers continue to spend money in Iraq but just with more government contractors instead of troops? Bait and switch.