"US affirms it won't threaten stability as it departs, Iraqi says" by Robert H. Reid, Associated Press | January 14, 2009
BAGHDAD - Vice President-elect Joe Biden assured Iraq's prime minister yesterday that the incoming administration will not withdraw US troops in a way that threatens stability, an Iraqi spokesman said....
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Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh quoted Biden as saying that President-elect Barack Obama is committed to withdrawing from Iraq in a manner that does not endanger the security gains of the last year.
"He said that Obama is committed to withdraw but he wants the withdrawal to be a responsible one. Obama does not want to waste the security gains that have been achieved," al-Dabbagh said. Obama pledged during his presidential campaign to remove all American combat troops from Iraq within 16 months of taking office....
Hey, what is ONE MORE BROKEN PROMISE, 'eh?
Since the November election, however, the United States and Iraq have signed a new security agreement that provides for all the more than 140,000 US troops to leave by 2012, despite concerns among senior US commanders that Iraqi forces might not be ready by then to ensure stability.
You understand we are NEVER LEAVING, right, folks?
I mean, you don't build PERMANENT BASES if you are withdrawing!
Obama has pledged to consult with US commanders and the Iraqi government before deciding on a withdrawal schedule....
See?
