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[BREAKING NEWS] Obama to Announce All Troops Out of Iraq by End of Year

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Eric Riley, Oct 21, 2011.

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  1. SamFisher

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    Probably forever - if I'm not mistaken, the US tries its soldiers in its own courts under the UCMJ.
     
    #21 SamFisher, Oct 21, 2011
  2. ChrisBosh

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    The US had pushed hard to keep bases there beyond 2011. Now you guys are giving Obama credit, that's funny. The puppet, Al-Maliki was all for it.
     
    #22 ChrisBosh, Oct 21, 2011
  3. Invisible Fan

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    This. I believe the DoD likes to use mercenaries anyways because of their murky legal status in the eyes of international courts.

    Gone but not truly gone. It's the statesman's way of doing things...
     
    #23 Invisible Fan, Oct 21, 2011
  4. moestavern19

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    Looking at the way things have gone lately in Egypt and Libya, I have to wonder if Saddam would have been overthrown by now had we not invaded Iraq after 9/11.
     
    #24 moestavern19, Oct 21, 2011
  5. JuanValdez

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    Not that I want to continue an occupation, but I feel a little uneasy leaving with the amount of corruption that's in the democracy we helped build. I think they are still in danger of a new autocracy.

    If we're dealing in hypotheticals, would the Arab Spring have happened if we didn't invade Iraq?
     
    #25 JuanValdez, Oct 21, 2011
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  6. basso

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    bbbbut, the war was all about oil!
     
    #26 basso, Oct 21, 2011
  7. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    It sure played a big part, to keep the oil flowing......

    DD
     
    #27 DaDakota, Oct 21, 2011
  8. txppratt

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    dems are trying to win the re-election... by keeping obama's promise.

    too little too late?

    we will see...
     
    #28 txppratt, Oct 21, 2011
  9. tallanvor

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    Props to Bush for negotiating this mutually agreeable and achievable time table before leaving. Props to OBama for sticking to Bush's time table.
     
    #29 tallanvor, Oct 21, 2011
  10. basso

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    imagine trying to depose 'Daffy while he still had a nuclear program.
     
    #30 basso, Oct 21, 2011
  11. basso

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    you're looking at it wrong.
     
    #31 basso, Oct 21, 2011
  12. ChrisBosh

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    The initial bidding went to Chinese and Russian oil giants, which got great media coverage but in the end they were handed over to a bunch of US and European oil companies. The Western world has the technology to carry out the contracts at the lowest cost and the greatest production capacity so it was obvious they got the biggest fields. Also till 2006 the US government was paying for reconstruction, but now that the oil is flowing, most of the contractors are billing Iraq now. It is lucrative business to destroy and rebuild, especially when the country has OIL. Don't think Bush was expecting the Iraqis to be so damn crazy. IF it had gone smoothly, your man would have been in Iran.
     
    #32 ChrisBosh, Oct 21, 2011
  13. DaDakota

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    The Repubs have nobody that appeals to the general masses, and Obama has a pretty interesting record....the economy still sucks, but that mess will take a long time to clean up.

    Otherwise he has had a pretty good year.

    DD
     
    #33 DaDakota, Oct 21, 2011
  14. tallanvor

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    There isn't a single metric that supports this.
     
    #34 tallanvor, Oct 21, 2011
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    Blasphemy!!!... Surely you have to kidding right?

    Obama?:eek:
     
    #35 javal_lon, Oct 21, 2011
  16. moestavern19

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    There is no right.
     
    #36 moestavern19, Oct 21, 2011
  17. mc mark

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    You let us know when Jr can go to another country without the fear of arrest.
     
    #37 mc mark, Oct 21, 2011
  18. basso

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    and the left is imploding.
     
    #38 basso, Oct 21, 2011
  19. tallanvor

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    he can right now
     
    #39 tallanvor, Oct 21, 2011
  20. DaDakota

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    Obama will win again in 2012...book it.

    DD
     
    #40 DaDakota, Oct 21, 2011
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