We can leave Iraq now! Yay!......... PM: Iraqis can keep peace without U.S.

[babsbunny]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070714/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

By BUSHRA JUHI, Associated Press Writer
45 minutes ago



BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday that the Iraqi army and police are capable of keeping security in the country when American troops leave "any time they want," though he acknowledged the forces need further weapons and training.


The embattled prime minister sought to show confidence at a time when pressure in the U.S. Congress is growing for a withdrawal and the Bush administration reported little progress had been made on the most vital of a series of political reforms it wants al-Maliki to carry out.

[flpoljunkie]

1. Check, please!

[Frustratedlady]

2. Let the Iraqis keep their oil and they can afford to buy their own weapons.

We will be leaving enough behind...including a massive embassy, which will probably be bombed. Wouldn't it be great if, after we left, everyone went home to their own country and/or back to work building the infrastructure and getting on with their lives? They've tried to tell us they would be better off without the U.S. on their sand.

I think the only reason we aren't out of there today is that this administration doesn't want to leave the oil behind. To hell with the people, in their estimation. It$ all in the dollar$.