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Troops out of Iraq by August 2010
Political Animal —
TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ BY AUGUST 2010.... The official announcement should come later this week, but in the meantime, the AP has this report : The United States plans to withdraw most of its troops from Iraq by August 2010, 19 months after President Barack Obama's inauguration, according to administration officials. The withdrawal plan would fulfill one of Obama's central campaign pledges, albeit a little more slowly than he promised. He said he would withdraw troops within 16 months, roughly one brigade a month from the time of his inauguration. [...] The U.S. military will ...
Hope and change: Obama to withdraw combat troops from Iraq by August 2010
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... And so the great “timetable vs. conditions-based” debate finally ends , with security having improved so much as to make it largely irrelevant. The United States will withdraw most of its troops from Iraq by August 2010, 19 months after President Barack Obama’s inauguration day, according to administration officials who expect Obama to make the announcement this week… The U.S. military would leave behind a residual force, between 30,000 and 50,000 troops, to continue advising and training Iraqi security forces. Also staying beyond the 19 months would be intelligence and ...
Obama Announces Withdrawal Of All Troops From Iraq By August 2010
Say Anything —
... Now that Obama has won the election he can finally institute his firm deadline for withdrawal. But what’s funny is that the deadline for withdrawal really isn’t going to be all that controversial. ...
Half A Withdrawal Is Better Than None
Newshoggers.com —
... Following on from Eric's earlier post, castigating the COIN-loving colonialist generals who want to be the Deciders on Iraq for trying to turn Iraqis into bit-players in their own story, comes the news that President Obama will announce a 19 month timeline for pulling all US combat troops out of Iraq sometime in the next few days. ...
President Obama To Order ALL U.S. Combat Troops Out of Iraq by August 2010
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog —
... So much for deadlines and timetables since the United States won the Iraq War with “The Surge” that both Senate Democrat Majority Leader Harry Reid (above) and Obama opposed. ...
AP bimbo writers give Obama credit for Bush/Iraq SOFA
Flopping Aces —
... Is there no end to the revision of history by journalists? AP bimbos, PAMELA HESS and ANNE GEARAN tout troop withdrawal as fulfillment of his campaign promise. ...
Out of Iraq in 19 months
The Reaction —
... Obama's plan splits the difference (23 months vs. 16 months). It sounds reasonable enough to me, but I'm not the one getting shot at.
President Obama news briefs
Sister Toldjah —
... Another senior official - or perhaps the same one - told reporters today that Team Obama was getting ready to announce that most US troops would be out of Iraq in 18 months. It goes without saying that this is assuming security remains relatively stable. Leave it to the mainstream mediots to try and paint this as an Obama “promise fulfilled” without mentioning ...
Breaking Iraq News: Most Troops Out In 18 Months
The Atlantic Politics Channel —
An Associated Press dispatch out just now says that President Obama plans to announce later this week that he will order all U.S. combat troops out of Iraq by August 2010, roughly three months later than the timetable he proposed during the campaign, but, come to think of it, not all that different. A residual force of between 30,000 to 50,000 would remain in the country indefinitely. An administration official wouldn't confirm this to me, but said that Obama would discuss the matter on Friday, at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina.
A Troop Withdrawal Deadline, But Not an End to the War
Comments from Left Field —
The Associated Press is reporting, and Spencer Ackerman has confirmed, that there is now a date certain for withdrawal of all U.S. combat troops from Iraq, minus 30,000 or 40,000 troops redefined as security and training personnel.
From the AP article:
President Barack Obama plans to remove all U.S. combat troops from Iraq by August 2010, administration officials said Tuesday, ending the war three months later than he had promised during his presidential campaign.
The withdrawal plan — an announcement could come as early ...
Out Of Iraq in 18 Months
The Democratic Daily —
... AP reports that the Obama administrations’s withdrawal plan, which should be released early this week, ”calls for leaving a large contingent of troops behind, between 30,000 and 50,000 troops, to advise and train Iraqi security forces and to protect U.S. interests.” ...
(F-Bomb) Iraq, Or Lie?
Jules Crittenden —
[image] « Deceitful Fig Leaf Overwhelmingly Decried (F-Bomb) Free Or Die! » (F-Bomb) Iraq, Or Lie? Obama either plans to shaft the nation our soldiers liberated, or he’s lying. AP : All combat troops out in 18 months. Earlier reporting on deep opposition by military commanders suggested the possibility of a face-saving fudge factor … not refering to combat troops as combat troops, but keeping them on hand, so Obama could have his withdrawal and the Iraqis wouldn’t have to eat it, too. And the fact is, no matter what kind of troops are left ...
