When we have NOT ONE BOOT or TIRE in the country of Iraq THEN I will believe.
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Yeah, now he says we are leaving.
Whatever, general and newspaper!
If that's the case, WHY are we SENDING MORE TROOPS OVER?
Gotta love the SHELL GAME, 'eh, America?
And where are all those human interest items about the returning troops, MSM?
I haven't seen many, if any -- save for the caskets they cover!!
"US to send 4,000 troops home from Iraq; General cites data showing fewer attacks" by Lara Jakes, Associated Press | September 30, 2009
WASHINGTON - The top general in Iraq is sending home 4,000 more US troops by the end of October as the American military winds down the six-year war.
Army General Ray Odierno said in remarks prepared for a congressional hearing today that the number of US soldiers in Iraq will total about 120,000 over the next month....
Despite cautious optimism, Odierno’s outlook of the nation he called an enduring US interest was far from rosy....
I'd say so: Occupation Iraq: Hell on Earth
Still, Odierno said the darkest days of the Iraq war seem to be long gone, citing failed efforts by extremists still seeking to destabilize the nation....
Yeah, well, when YOU and YOURS are BEHIND the INSURGENCY it is pretty easy to call off the dogs, huh?
See: Occupation Iraq: Tortured Logic
Ever notice the violence rose and fell according to the empire's goals -- or at least, that's the way it's been reported in AmeriKa!?
A Defense Department official confirmed Odierno planned to announce at the House hearing that he is reducing the number of brigades in Iraq, as has been long expected.
In his eight-page statement, Odierno cited data showing that the monthly number of attacks in Iraq have dramatically dropped over the last two years, from more than 4,000 in August 2007 to about 600 last month.
Related: Occupation Iraq: Relative Calm
He also said that far fewer Al Qaeda and foreign fighters remain in Iraq, and most of those who are left are criminals and disenfranchised Iraqis who have been recruited by what Odierno described as a “small ideological core’’ of insurgents....
Who, zzzzzzzzz?
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See what crap we are fed as news here in AmeriKa, world?
How embarrassing.
