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Iraq Prepares for U.S. Withdrawal

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Posted on May 21, 2007

Iraqi Defense Minister Abdul-Qader al-Obeidi revealed Monday that his government is planning for a rapid pullout of American forces: “The army plans on the basis of a worst-case scenario so as not to allow any security vacuum. ... There are meetings with political leaders on how we can deal with a sudden pullout.”


AP via Yahoo!:

On Monday, Defense Minister Abdul-Qader al-Obeidi told reporters Iraq’s military was drawing up plans in case U.S.-led forces left the country quickly.

“The army plans on the basis of a worst case scenario so as not to allow any security vacuum,” al-Obeidi said. “There are meetings with political leaders on how we can deal with a sudden pullout.”

It was unclear whether al-Obeidi’s comment referred to routine contingency planning or reflected a feeling among Iraqi leaders that the days of U.S. support may be numbered even though President Bush blocked an effort by Congress to set a withdrawal timetable.

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By Leefeller, May 23, 2007 at 2:08 pm #

If I recall, I heard from someone,  that you are helping the enemy if you announce a withdrawal?

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By Douglas Chalmers, May 23, 2007 at 8:16 am #

Yesterday: “Kuwait drops dollar peg in blow to Gulf currency union…” http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/International__Business/Kuwait_drops_dollar_peg_in_blow_to_Gulf_currency_union/articleshow/2063278.cms


Today: “...Last month, the U.S. Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain conducted its biggest crisis response drill and in March, the U.S. navy conducted its biggest war drills in the Gulf since 2003.

This time the drills will involve air defense exercises and boarding other ships posing as suspect vessels, navy officials said. The vessels will also drop off 2,200 marines in Kuwait to take part in unspecified natural disaster exercises, they said….” http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL2360749620070523?pageNumber=1

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By rowdy, May 23, 2007 at 12:42 am #

they really don’t need to worry about us leaving. the billion dollar embassy is absolute proof that we will never leave. all that oil is absolute proof that we will never leave. even if the democrats were running the government at all levels we will never leave. the democrats drive gas guzzlers too.

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By DennisD, May 21, 2007 at 11:11 pm #
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“There are meetings with political leaders on how we can deal with a sudden pullout.”

I’ll bet the Iraqi puppets are telling their servants to get their houses in Miami ready and get the current balance of their Swiss bank accounts. I can literally see their golden parachutes opening up all over the world when the day comes that we do pull out and it can’t f**king happen soon enough.

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By QuyTran, May 21, 2007 at 9:42 pm #

Good news ! Just try to stand on your own foot. Never keep foreign troops on your soil. Internal affairs will be solved without the interference from foreigners.

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By louis stroud, May 21, 2007 at 9:09 pm #
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yeah!, right on d.c., and also 70% of all iraqi’s want the u.s. out of their country, bush,cheney, and haliburton are about the only ones that want us in there. looks like the whole senate, and house of representatives have all sold out to the boys with the money, that is what our politics are all about any way, each suitcase full of 100 dollar bills contains an already typed out piece of legislation, just sign here senator, right on the line, xxxooo,thank you sir.

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By Douglas Chalmers, May 21, 2007 at 7:42 pm #

The “security vacuum” will be the continued existence of Maliki’s puppet government.

“Iraq’s resistance groups have offered a series of peace plans that might put an end to the country’s sectarian violence, but they’ve been ignored by the U.S.-led coalition because they’re opposed to foreign occupation and privatization of oil…..”  http://www.alternet.org/story/52135/

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