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And for those buying the "withdrawal" bit:
"Despite today’s formal pullback, some US troops will remain in the cities.... The US has not said how many troops will be in the cities"
So why the deceptive tone, agenda-pushing MSM?
"US hands over control to Iraqi security forces; Marks 1st step to withdrawal; Troops to stay in rural bases" by Kim Gamel and Patrick Quinn, Associated Press | June 30, 2009
BAGHDAD - Midnight’s handover to Iraqi forces filled many citizens with pride but also trepidation that government forces are not ready and that violence will rise. Shi’ites fear more bombings by Sunni militants; Sunnis fear that the Shi’ite-dominated Iraqi security forces will give them little protection.
If the Iraqis can hold down violence in the coming months, it will show the country is finally on the road to stability. If they fail, it will pose a challenge to President Obama’s pledge to end an unpopular war that has claimed the lives of more than 4,300 US troops and tens of thousands of Iraqis.
The gathering at the Baghdad park was unprecedented in size for such a postwar event in a city where people tend to avoid large gatherings for fear of suicide bombers....
None showed up?
Security at the party was stifling, as it was throughout much of Baghdad where increased checkpoints dotted the streets and identity checks were methodical. Police searched everyone who attended....
Despite today’s formal pullback, some US troops will remain in the cities.... The US has not said how many troops will be in the cities.... Privately, many US officers worry the Iraqis will be overwhelmed if violence surges, having relied for years on the Americans for nearly everything....
How many times I have to type it? We ain't leaving and never were!
You are being LIED TO AGAIN by the SAME MSM that has LIED ABOUT IRAQ FOREVER!
I stand corrected:
"As Iraqis celebrate US withdrawal, bombing kills 33; Raises fears of more violence within cities" by Hamza Hendawi, Associated Press | July 1, 2009
BAGHDAD - Militants delivered their first deadly challenge to Iraq’s security forces.
A car bombing devastated a food market in the city of Kirkuk, killing at least 33 people and wounding 90. The early evening attack, which bore the hallmarks of Sunni extremist groups such as Al Qaeda in Iraq, was the second in the Kirkuk area since a truck bombing killed 82 people on June 20.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, "Al-CIA-Duh," yup!
Well, WE KNOW WHICH INTEL AGENCY is up north and working with Kurds!
That's why the whole Turkey-Kurd-Iraq thing is ABSENT from the PAPERS so often!
The latest blast was a deadly example of the violence many Iraqis fear will increase with the departure of US troops from urban areas, despite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s confidence in Iraq’s nascent security forces.
The bombing came hours after the US military announced that four American soldiers were killed in combat Monday. It was the deadliest attack on US forces since May 21, when three soldiers were killed and nine wounded in a roadside bombing in Baghdad.
Ahem! Occupation Iraq: U.S. Staying in Cities
You are BEING LIED TO AGAIN, 'murka!!!
Related: Breaking News: Iraq War Over!
“It reminds me that there are still dangers out there,’’ General Ray Odierno, the top US soldier in Iraq, said of the American deaths. “There are still people out there who do not want the government of Iraq to succeed.’’
Just wondering why the AmeriKan MSM is OVERLOOKING THIS:
US Iraq commander loses cool over troop numbers
Yup, telling us the truth, the whole truth, blah, blah, blah, pffffft!
The violence marred what otherwise was a festive occasion as Iraqis commemorated the newly declared National Sovereignty Day with military parades and marching bands in the capital. Colorful paper balls and Iraqi flags were hoisted on blast walls at checkpoints as patriotic songs blared from loudspeakers on sidewalks.
Plastic flowers and streamers decorated police and army vehicles. One car had a red heart with the English word “Love’’ in the middle, as if for Valentine’s Day. Some policemen danced atop their vehicles as they moved in convoys across the capital. Traffic was light in Baghdad, but particularly thorough searches at some checkpoints meant long lines of waiting cars in parts of the city.
Well, the MSM sure approves of this party, 'eh?
No matter.
“I felt it was normal for an Iraqi soldier, rather than an American, to order me to stop for a search,’’ said Ali Mohsen, a 30-year-old government employee from the mostly Shi’ite New Baghdad district. “The Americans’ cowboy style was annoying,’’ said Mohsen, recounting his car journey to his brother’s home in eastern Baghdad....
Aaaaah, the SWEET SHIT-STINK of LIBERATION and FREEDOM!!!!!
Any failure on their part could plunge the country into a new round of sectarian warfare that could seal Iraq’s fate for years. Success would allow reconstruction projects to go ahead and give leaders of Iraq’s rival ethnic and religious groups space to negotiate an enduring power-sharing formula.
Ever notice none of this crap happened until WE GOT THERE?
Iraqi authorities welcomed the US pullback with nationalist rhetoric and celebrations in what appeared to be an attempt by Maliki to rally the public behind his government and secure more support ahead of an election in January.
Ever notice the car bombs, et al, only hit Maliki's political opponenets -- after a breakdown in "security?"
Maliki, whose three years in office saw a dramatic decline in violence, used a nationally televised address to project an air of confidence.... In Washington, President Obama declared yesterday that “Iraq’s future is in the hands of its own people,’’ warning of more violence but signaling optimism that Iraq will prevail as a stable, sovereign nation.
Well, it WAS ONE BEFORE we INVADED over those DAMN LIES!!!
Quit treating Iraqis as if they are CHILDREN who can't get along in the world and LEAVE, dammit!
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