Comments on: All Combat Troops to be Out of Iraq in 19 Months http://donklephant.com/2009/02/24/all-combat-troops-to-be-out-of-iraq-in-19-months/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:24:43 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kranky kritter http://donklephant.com/2009/02/24/all-combat-troops-to-be-out-of-iraq-in-19-months/comment-page-1/#comment-436962 kranky kritter Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:38:25 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=13752#comment-436962 Jimmi, you beat me to it! Isn't the 64k question how many "non-combat" troops will remain? Here's what I want to know: how many of the TOTAL American troops now in Iraq will be leaving Iraq in the next 19 months? And of those, how many are coming home? Jimmi, you beat me to it! Isn’t the 64k question how many “non-combat” troops will remain?

Here’s what I want to know: how many of the TOTAL American troops now in Iraq will be leaving Iraq in the next 19 months? And of those, how many are coming home?

]]> By: Jimmy the Dhimmi http://donklephant.com/2009/02/24/all-combat-troops-to-be-out-of-iraq-in-19-months/comment-page-1/#comment-436942 Jimmy the Dhimmi Wed, 25 Feb 2009 03:36:10 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=13752#comment-436942 These are <em>combat</em> troops, which have already been reduced substantially, and we will have a permanent military presence there like we do in Korea or Germany. Remember that Obama chastised McCain for suggesting this during the presidential campaign. These are combat troops, which have already been reduced substantially, and we will have a permanent military presence there like we do in Korea or Germany.

Remember that Obama chastised McCain for suggesting this during the presidential campaign.

]]> By: Scott Jones http://donklephant.com/2009/02/24/all-combat-troops-to-be-out-of-iraq-in-19-months/comment-page-1/#comment-436940 Scott Jones Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:26:35 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=13752#comment-436940 Ditto MW It's all good. If we're out by the time the next campaign for Prez ramps up, it will be a success. Ditto MW
It’s all good.
If we’re out by the time the next campaign for Prez ramps up, it will be a success.

]]> By: ExiledIndependent http://donklephant.com/2009/02/24/all-combat-troops-to-be-out-of-iraq-in-19-months/comment-page-1/#comment-436939 ExiledIndependent Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:17:17 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=13752#comment-436939 How is this any different than the plan Bush had in place when he left? This isn't execution of a new policy, this is another holdover from the Bush administration. How is this any different than the plan Bush had in place when he left? This isn’t execution of a new policy, this is another holdover from the Bush administration.

]]> By: kaddie http://donklephant.com/2009/02/24/all-combat-troops-to-be-out-of-iraq-in-19-months/comment-page-1/#comment-436938 kaddie Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:11:10 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=13752#comment-436938 hooray, it's almost over. thank god obama seems to be a man of his word so unlike the last president hooray, it’s almost over. thank god obama seems to be a man of his word so unlike the last president

]]> By: mw http://donklephant.com/2009/02/24/all-combat-troops-to-be-out-of-iraq-in-19-months/comment-page-1/#comment-436937 mw Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:09:02 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=13752#comment-436937 Excellent news. All good. But, as you know, <a href="http://donklephant.com/2008/07/21/iraqi-government-confirms-preference-for-2010-withdrawal/" rel="nofollow">this timetable was set by Maliki and Iraq</a> last summer, and has little to do with Obama's promise. But that is as it should be. They stood up. We stand down. Done and Done. I'm just glad we are getting out of there. Excellent news. All good. But, as you know, this timetable was set by Maliki and Iraq last summer, and has little to do with Obama’s promise. But that is as it should be. They stood up. We stand down. Done and Done. I’m just glad we are getting out of there.

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