obama says its official, we're pulling out of iraq

[45calibre]

Obama announces full American military withdrawal from Iraq | The Ticket - Yahoo! News

he says we will be out by the end of the year. as far as equipment goes, i remember seeing something saying it is going to be sold to iraq. anybody know how many troops we still have over there?

 

[Plinker]

It's about time, the election is just over 12 months away!

 

[Kase]

Obama announces full American military withdrawal from Iraq | The Ticket - Yahoo! News

he says we will be out by the end of the year. as far as equipment goes, i remember seeing something saying it is going to be sold to iraq. anybody know how many troops we still have over there?

Around 10K troopes there are coming home.

My question is, what about all the other countries we have armed forces stationed in?

 

[spark]

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[turnandshoot4]

 

[ZombieApocolypse]

anybody know how many troops we still have over there?

My question ... Will its government be able to continue on without the US presence? Americas puppet governments havent typically fared well i dont believe

 

[dross]

Impossible. We're already out of Iraq. Also Guantanamo is closed. That was promised in the LAST election.

 

[45calibre]

My question ... Will its government be able to continue on without the US presence? Americas puppet governments havent typically fared well i dont believe

maybe

 

[badwolf.usmc]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...n_troops_wont_stay_in_iraq_after_january.html

I posted about it a few days ago.

Just Embassy staff and the Marines/Soldiers stationed there, ~160.


Some equipment will stay there for several reasons. First, things like most MRAPS are not useful anywhere else. Second, it would cost more to ship it back than buy new stuff. Everything left there will either be sold or gifted to someone. I remember reading somewhere that the Israelis & the Egyptians were interested in certain things.

 

[Expat]

Not really Obama's decision. The Iraqi government won't allow us to stay any longer if what I have read is true.

 

[ATOMonkey]

For whatever reason... good. I'll support the president 100% in this decision.

 

[Stschil]

I guess we've figured out where well get troops for the Iran war now.

 

[Pyroponce]

Shoot. With Obama bringing the troops home, Ron Paul doesn't stand a chance now!!

 

[88GT]

Shoot. With Obama bringing the troops home, Ron Paul doesn't stand a chance now!!

Yeah, that's what killed it.

 

[badwolf.usmc]

Not really Obama's decision. The Iraqi government won't allow us to stay any longer if what I have read is true.

The US and Iraq signed at SOFA that agreed to have all American troops out by the end of the year. It isn't they aren't allowing us to stay, or they are kicking us out, but that was when we agreed to be pulled out. They had the option to extended it, if they wanted to. However, they have not said one way or another so we are starting the pullout now so we can meet the timetable as agreed.

U.S.

 

[jgreiner]

Obama announces full American military withdrawal from Iraq | The Ticket - Yahoo! News

he says we will be out by the end of the year. as far as equipment goes, i remember seeing something saying it is going to be sold to iraq. anybody know how many troops we still have over there?

Not at ALL surprised...since 2012 is an ELECTION YEAR.

 

[jgreiner]

I guess we've figured out where well get troops for the Iran war now.

I think this post should most likely be in black, sadly.

 

[Expat]

The US and Iraq signed at SOFA that agreed to have all American troops out by the end of the year. It isn't they aren't allowing us to stay, or they are kicking us out, but that was when we agreed to be pulled out. They had the option to extended it, if they wanted to. However, they have not said one way or another so we are starting the pullout now so we can meet the timetable as agreed.

U.S.

The SOFA was what I was referring to. From what I read, they have been holding talks on the extension. The Afghanis have so far refused to extend it. To me that is kicking us out, but you can phrase it differently if you like.

 

[Vlad the Impaler]

You don't need troops to get the job done. Barry has single handedly proven this in Libia. Drones is all you need.
We'll now have all our brave service members home, to fill the glut of green jobs created by thier excellent commander.

 

[longbow]

when will we have to go back?