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Troops to stay in Iraq forever

Goodpasture

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http://www.newsweek.com/id/91651

Most significant of all, the new partnership deal with Iraq, including a status of forces agreement that would then replace the existing Security Council mandate authorizing the presence of the U.S.-led multinational forces in Iraq, will become a sworn obligation for the next president. It will become just another piece of the complex global security framework involving a hundred or so countries with which Washington now has bilateral defense or security cooperation agreements. Last month, Sen. Hillary Clinton urged Bush not to commit to any such agreement without congressional approval. The president said nothing about that on Saturday, but Lute said last fall that the Iraqi agreement would not likely rise to the level of a formal treaty requiring Senate ratification. Even so, it would be difficult if not impossible for future presidents to unilaterally breach such a pact.

Hey Nancy, you think we can talk about impeachment now?
 

Steve

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Troops to stay in Iraq forever

Just like in Germany, Japan, Italy, UK, South Korea,

what about the troops all over the rest of the world?

in countries such as Kenya, Cairo, Egypt,



The US military has about 97,000 troops in Asia, not including the Middle East, Central Asia, and the Philippines.

* South Korea – 26,477 troops
* Japan – 48,844 troops
* Diego Garcia
* Hong Kong
* Jakarta, Indonesia
* Singapore
* Thailand

Australasia

* Australia
* Marshall Islands

Europe

Not counting Bosnia or Kosovo, the US military has about 88,000 personnel in Europe.

* Germany – 63,958.
* Souda Bay, Greece
* Italy – 11,693
* United Kingdom – 10,967
* Spain
* Turkey
* Belgium
* Portugal
* Netherlands
* Greece
* Thule, Greenland

Middle East


* Qatar
* Bahrain
* Kuwait
* Oman
* United Arab Emirates

Western Hemisphere
* Antigua
* Colombia
* Saint Helena
* Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
* Manta, Ecuador
* Netherlands Antilles

Why not "bring them all home"...?
 

hopalong

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Steve you forgot of whom you ask the question!!
Mr. Knowitall!!
Greg you have been overly nice to your co workers lately, wonder if that is because you realize that they do not think very highly of you. :D :D
 
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