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In case anyone forgot, late in September Gen Casey said there was one (1) Iraqi Army unit able to function on it's own. One. Yet next week, five weeks later, the Bush Bunch is going to start telling us that the Iraqi Army is now able to defend the country and we can start pulling soldiers out after elections next month. 
I don't care what excuse they use, I'll be glad to see our troops come home. But I'll be here to point out the inconsistencies in their stands. Excerpts; link below; my emphasis, along with some of my own comments.
"Even as debate over the Iraq war continues to rage, signs are emerging of a convergence of opinion on how the Bush administration might begin to exit the conflict.
In a departure from previous statements, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said this week that the training of Iraqi soldiers had advanced so far that the current number of U.S. troops in the country probably would not be needed much longer."
---ROTFLMAO Remarkable how fast those Iraqis are learning! I guess it's all those Saddam-trained soldiers that have been allowed back in the Army. ---
"President Bush will give a major speech Wednesday at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., in which aides say he is expected to herald the improved readiness of Iraqi troops, which he has identified as the key condition for pulling out U.S. forces.
---In only six weeks!---
"The administration's pivot on the issue comes as the White House is seeking to relieve enormous pressure by war opponents. The camp includes liberals, moderates and old-line conservatives who are uneasy with the costly and uncertain nation-building effort."
"As recently as late September, senior U.S. military commanders said during a congressional hearing that just one Iraqi battalion, about 700 soldiers, was considered capable of undertaking combat operations fully independent of U.S. support. Administration officials now dismiss that measure of readiness, saying more Iraqi units are able to conduct advanced operations each day."
---After all, what do the professional soldiers, Generals on the ground know? That's what got us into this mess, ignoring the advice of experienced, professional soldiers.---
""I think the administration will yield to the reality of an Army that is apparently beginning to buckle under the strain of these long-term deployments," Krepinevich said."
---I think he's right. The Bush Bunch has damaged our Army. They've put our country at risk. If we actually needed our military to defend our country against a specific threat (No Korea, for example), we'd be in bad shape and our enemies know it. This withdrawal is going to encourage every enemy of our country. Thanks, George, for putting us in this position.---
Full article here:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-withdraw26nov26,0,7710697,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines
I don't care what excuse they use, I'll be glad to see our troops come home. But I'll be here to point out the inconsistencies in their stands. Excerpts; link below; my emphasis, along with some of my own comments. "Even as debate over the Iraq war continues to rage, signs are emerging of a convergence of opinion on how the Bush administration might begin to exit the conflict.
In a departure from previous statements, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said this week that the training of Iraqi soldiers had advanced so far that the current number of U.S. troops in the country probably would not be needed much longer."
---ROTFLMAO Remarkable how fast those Iraqis are learning! I guess it's all those Saddam-trained soldiers that have been allowed back in the Army. ---
"President Bush will give a major speech Wednesday at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., in which aides say he is expected to herald the improved readiness of Iraqi troops, which he has identified as the key condition for pulling out U.S. forces.
---In only six weeks!---
"The administration's pivot on the issue comes as the White House is seeking to relieve enormous pressure by war opponents. The camp includes liberals, moderates and old-line conservatives who are uneasy with the costly and uncertain nation-building effort."
"As recently as late September, senior U.S. military commanders said during a congressional hearing that just one Iraqi battalion, about 700 soldiers, was considered capable of undertaking combat operations fully independent of U.S. support. Administration officials now dismiss that measure of readiness, saying more Iraqi units are able to conduct advanced operations each day."
---After all, what do the professional soldiers, Generals on the ground know? That's what got us into this mess, ignoring the advice of experienced, professional soldiers.---
""I think the administration will yield to the reality of an Army that is apparently beginning to buckle under the strain of these long-term deployments," Krepinevich said."
---I think he's right. The Bush Bunch has damaged our Army. They've put our country at risk. If we actually needed our military to defend our country against a specific threat (No Korea, for example), we'd be in bad shape and our enemies know it. This withdrawal is going to encourage every enemy of our country. Thanks, George, for putting us in this position.---
Full article here:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-withdraw26nov26,0,7710697,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines
