Iraq demands deadline for pullout of all US troops »
Posted By STONERS 10 months, 2 weeks ago in NewsPrime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Monday no security agreement with the United States could be reached unless it included a "specific deadline" for the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq.
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STONERS10 months, 2 weeks ago
"Last week, U.S. and Iraqi officials said the two sides had agreed tentatively to a schedule which included a broad pullout of combat forces by the end of 2011 with a residual U.S. force remaining behind to continue training and advising the Iraqi security forces."
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"But al-Maliki's remarks Monday suggested that the Iraqi government is still not satisfied with that arrangement. An aide to the prime minister said Monday that Iraq remained adamant that the last American soldier must leave Iraq by the end of 2011 — regardless of conditions at the time." -
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nikkibabe10 months, 2 weeks ago
What will it take to tell the invaders and occupiers, also known as ugly Americans, that they are not welcome anymore in Iraq?...Do these crooks expect Iraqi government provide them with ships and transport planes to get the hell out of their country?
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I dare call them ugly and invaders as the same bunch is asking Russians to get out Georgia. Same rules holds good you folks. You have destroyed Iraq enough already. -
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CRYMTYPHON10 months, 2 weeks ago
We will leave as soon as soon as they stop trying to drive us out.
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Any sooner, and going in would have been for nothing.
And going in for nothing would still have been better than if we had stayed out, and not shown them that we had the determination and the bodies to go in.
And when we leave, we will know the mission has been accomplished and we will be here.
Staring at ourselves.
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quackpot10 months, 2 weeks ago
....And when the last drop of oil has been exported we will no longer need an army to protect Exxon's profit. THAT is when we will leave.
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CRYMTYPHON10 months, 2 weeks ago
the above post by me (crymtyphon) was meant to express the insane attitude of those who support the war; not a real justification of it.
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I have to start getting less subtle or people are going to misunderstand.
Let me try again, saying what I believe:
War is bad.
Bush is bad.
Let's go home now.
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NoWayMan10 months, 2 weeks ago
the iraqi govt doesn't want us there.
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the iraqi people don't want us there.
the american people don't want our soldiers there.
we have outlasted our welcome. the longer we refuse to honor the wishes of the iraqi govt and the iraq people, the more it is clear that we are now an occupying force in a sovereign nation.-
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automan90910 months, 2 weeks ago
Speak for yourself.
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The war was justified and we must win it all the way.
We will leave when the job is done. -
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vor10 months, 2 weeks ago
What sayeth you to this John McCain? They want to get on with the bloodletting and we are in the way. Instead we continue to pump borrowed money into this sewer hole. This issue has obviously fallen lower on the radar but the fact that we have so indebted ourselves for such an unworthy cause should not escape the American voter. Still, most will vote on emotion, hatred, and the various negatives cast about. But at least this should put an end to that "victory" talk we were hearing only a month ago. Maliki is no champion of democracy. As George Will said long ago, "There are no Jefferson's in Iraq, Saddam killed them all".
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Charlson10 months, 2 weeks ago
"Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki dug in his heels Monday on the future of the U.S. military in Iraq, insisting that all foreign soldiers leave the country by a specific date in 2011 and rejecting legal immunity for American troops."
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"But al-Maliki said his country could not grant "open immunity" to Iraqis or foreigners because that would be tantamount to a violating the "sanctity of Iraqi blood." He did not elaborate."
"One of the al-Maliki aides said he believed language could be found to overcome differences over the withdrawal schedule but immunity was a tougher issue to resolve."
Bush has no one else to thank for Iraqi intransigence on the immunity issue than Blackwater mercenaries and the deaths of innocent Iraqi citizens at their hands with no accountability.-
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Grancher10 months, 2 weeks ago
I think they mentioned that both sides agreed to let the contractors fall under Iraqi law, so the mercenaries could potentially bear responsibility, the question is US military personnel.
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Grancher10 months, 2 weeks ago
This seems like it could be a major setback for the US, I seem to recall having read that Bush and Co. intend to have military bases in Iraq long term, like Japan I think they said. Iraq will have to find a way to satisfy this need or they may risk regime change or some such similar consequences.
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