Iraq Wants Quick Withdrawal of U.S. Troops

[sabra]

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Iraq Wants Quick Withdrawal of U.S. Troops

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's transitional prime minister called Wednesday for a speedy withdrawal of U.S. troops and the top U.S. commander here said he believed a "fairly substantial" pullout could begin next spring and summer.

Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said at a joint news conference with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld that the time has arrived to plan a coordinated transition from American to Iraqi military control throughout the country.

Asked how soon a U.S. withdrawal should happen, he said no exact timetable had been set. "But we confirm and we desire speed in that regard," he said, speaking through a translator. "And this fast pace has two aspects."

First, there must be a quickening of the pace of U.S. training of Iraqi security forces, and second there must be closely coordinated planning between the U.S.-led military coalition and the emerging Iraq government on a security transition, he said.

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[shoelace414]

1. cut and run in time for the 2006 election.

[DanCa]

7. Good point but I want our people home no matter what the politics (nt)

[shadowknows69]

12. it will be a bullshit withdrawal

20,000 troops maybe to put on a good show for the MSM.

[DanCa]

13. True and hopefuly the public wont be decieved

Okay am a dreamer. :D

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[bunny planet]

27. that will leave the remaining troops even more vulnerable to attack. there

aren't enough of them as it is to control the devolving situation there. They all need to come home, otherwise the remaining ones will be sitting ducks.

[KittyWampus]

35. Exactly, Partial Pullout For GOP Public Relations Coup That Ultimately

puts our troops at greater risk.

[acmavm]

2. How is a year from now 'quick'? I keep telling myself to buy that new

dictionary. You know, the republican one. Because nothing means what it did when I was growing up.

[renaissanceguy]

11. Just read Orwell's books.

They are very relevant today.


http://www.cafepress.com/liberalissues.26198687

[ixion]

16. indeed. 'Quick' was defined in weeks when the illegal invasion began

and then months and now years.

How is that quick? :crazy:

[livinginphotographs]

3. And since when have we cared what Iraq wanted?

:shrug:

[Roland99]

9. The U.S. hasn't. Only what is politically or financially beneficial

to this administration is what has been considered.

[sniffa]

4. why does iraq hate america?

[malmapus]

25. why does iraq hate its freedom

..

[leftchick]

5. did rummy mention how many troops were staying?

In those lovely new bases we have paid for?

[truth2power]

18. Well, I'll ask it here..

as I did in the other thread...

Rummy needs to be asked this question. "Will we close our bases?" Of course that will never, ever happen. Until the bases are closed and dismantled the US will not have "left" Iraq.

edit> typo

[0007]

26. How many troops will it take to guard each of the fourteen

military installations? How many troops will it take to operate each one? Even if its 4500 for each base. The U.S. will still have to have 63,000 troops in Iraq. So who's bullshitting who?

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[ClintonTyree]

6. That's a good one.............

we're never going to be able to leave as long as Mr. Steadfast is in office. Maybe a token withdrawal before the '06 elections, but they'll be right back afterwords. The Iraqi "Army" can't tie their boots without American help.

[nookiemonster]

8. Shut the F up! We're trying to liberate you.

:sarcasm:

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[shadowknows69]

10. We invaded in a week

and it's going to take us a year to leave? give me a break. saigon didn't take that long to empty.

[bushisanidiot]

14. Uh.. I think they wanted that for the last 2 years. how is this new news?

i think AWOL Bush is looking for an excuse to cut & run..

the iraqis never wanted us there to begin with and have been fighting our troops for the last 2 years because they want us out of their country.

[Jack Rabbit]

15. BBC Link

From the BBC Online
Dated Wednesday July 27 11:19 GMT (4:19 am PDT)

Iraq PM urges 'speedy' US pullout

Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari has called for US troops to leave the country soon, but added no timetable had been set for withdrawal.

Mr Jaafari was speaking in a joint press conference with US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who is in Baghdad on a surprise visit.

Mr Jaafari asked the US to train Iraqi troops faster and to begin handing security control over to local forces.

The top US commander in Iraq has said a withdrawal could begin in the spring.

Read more.

[plasticsundance]

17. They've made these pronouncements before

It's always for political reasons. Remember what they said in February 2005:

Iraq Sees Coalition Troop Pull-Out by Mid-2006

Here's another:

LONDON -- Major reductions in U.S. troop levels in Iraq next year appear increasingly likely, although Pentagon officials and private analysts said Monday it is too early to predict the specific size and timing.

The Pentagon is eager to pull some of its 135,000 troops out of Iraq in 2006, partly because the counterinsurgency is stretching the Army and Marine Corps perilously thin as casualties mount and partly because officials believe the presence of a large U.S. force is generating tacit support for anti-American violence.

U.S. May Begin Iraq Troop Pullout in '06

Reading emphasis: When the hell did they finally reach that conclusion? :eyes:

Then in April 2005 the US pulled out of major cities in Iraq.

Ah ... but who could forget this gem from a month ago:

WASHINGTON: Critics of the Iraq war proposed a congressional resolution on Thursday calling for a US troop withdrawal in a reflection of growing American unease, but the White House and the Pentagon rejected the idea.

The resolution, backed by North Carolina Republican representative Walter Jones and Hawaii Democratic Rep. Neil Abercrombie, calls for the Bush administration to develop a plan by the end of this year to pull out all American troops from Iraq and to begin the withdrawal by October 1, 2006.

... Bush spokesman Scott McClellan said setting a withdrawal date would send the wrong message to Iraqi insurgents.

"This message would say to the terrorists: All you have to do is wait until that day when our troops leave and then you can start carrying out those attacks and just hold out." he said.

Won't pull out of Iraq: White House

Do you think ... just maybe ... there's political motivation in this pronouncement? Are there any embarrassing news stories the Bush Administration might want to distract the American people away from?

[moodforaday]

19. Same story on BBC

" Iraq PM urges 'speedy' US pullout"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4720083.stm

[Barrett808]

20. Iraq Wants Quick Withdrawal of U.S. Troops

Iraq Wants Quick Withdrawal of U.S. Troops
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's transitional prime minister called Wednesday for a speedy withdrawal of U.S. troops and the top U.S. commander here said he believed a "fairly substantial" pullout could begin next spring and summer.

Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said at a joint news conference with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld that the time has arrived to plan a coordinated transition from American to Iraqi military control throughout the country.

Asked how soon a U.S. withdrawal should happen, he said no exact timetable had been set. "But we confirm and we desire speed in that regard," he said, speaking through a translator. "And this fast pace has two aspects."

First, there must be a quickening of the pace of U.S. training of Iraqi security forces, and second there must be closely coordinated planning between the U.S.-led military coalition and the emerging Iraq government on a security transition, he said.

"We do not want to be surprised by a withdrawal that is not in connection with our Iraqi timing,"' he said.

(more)

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050727/ap_on_re_mi_ea/rumsfeld

[bemildred]

21. Usual nebulous bullshit. nt

[aden_nak]

22. I guess that "We're here at their invitation" crap is about to go away.

[cyberpj]

28. Waiting 3 weeks for this to appear in US news - Here's why:

Iraq Signs Military Pact with Iran
Headlines : International
Thu, 7 Jul 2005

Former foes Iraq and Iran announced “a new chapter” in their relations on Thursday, including cross-border military co-operation, dismissing US concerns about Iranian regional meddling.

On his first official visit to Tehran, Iraqi minister of defence Saadoun al-Dulaimi asserted his country’s sovereign right to seek help from wherever it sees fit in rebuilding its defence capabilities.

“Nobody can dictate to Iraq its relations with other countries,” Mr Dulaimi said in a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart, Admiral Ali Shamkhani.

The two ministers said that a military co-operation agreement, now in the preparation, would include Iranian help with training and upgrading Iraq’s reconstituted armed forces, a process so far overseen by US and coalition advisers.

http://www.gnn.tv/headlines/3670/Iraq_Signs_Military_Pact_with_Iran

[Felix Mala]

23. If only George HW Bush had withdrawn faster from Bar...

[rocktivity]

24. In the words of the immortal Aerosmith, dream on.

Why do you think fourteen permanent military bases are being built--to give the soldiers something to do?

And where does the Iraqi government get off saying such things, anyway? What do they think they are, a sovereign nation?

:headbang:
rocknation

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[noamnety]

34. Iraq's getting mighty uppity

Where do they get off trying to tell us how to run their country?