And this sentence will not be repeated because it's at the bottom.
My opinion: The "leak" of this "secret" UK document is an effort to reverse the jihadist retreat into Europe.
Since President Bush gave a nationally televised speech on June 23rd firmly reasserting our commitment to Iraq, violence in that country has been way down. Both U.S. and Iraqi casualty rates are less than 25% of what they were prior to June 23.
The terrorists in Iraq know that they have lost and that we are not going to back down. So they have retreated to Europe and have shifted their violence beginning with the London bombings. They are trying to undermine our coalition in Iraq.
Someone in the U.K. is not happy about this. So, with a leaked document that contains a speculative contingency about one scenario that is not going to happen, they have created the false impression that we are possibly going to leave Iraq. This is the terrorist's dream, to get us out of Iraq before the democratic Iraqi government has developed its own working security infrastructure.
The objective of the leak seems to be keeping the jihadists focused on Iraq and therefore not going forward with any further attacks in Europe. Like I said, it's my opinion.
The reality is the pressure is not even mild. At least if you compare it historically to the pressure that forced our early withdrawal from Vietnam. The loss of viewing audience for the major alphabet networks guarantees that their brainwashing has not and will not affect the majority of the populace.
The reality is the pressure is not even mild. At least if you compare it historically to the pressure that forced our early withdrawal from Vietnam. The loss of viewing audience for the major alphabet networks guarantees that their brainwashing has not and will not affect the majority of the populace.
This is a load of cr@p.
This is no secret. It was on the news yesterday that we are preparing to dramaticaly reduce troop strength in Iraq.
I don't get it:
Reality speak: American and British logistics departments float some documents exploring theoretical scenarios involving the financial impacts of certain possible actions.
Lib speak: WE'RE QUITTING IRAQ!!!!
I guess it is not "secret" any more...
Once we pull troops out of that part of the world we will
not get them back in short of a nuke attack on the US.
May 02, 2005 - Foreign troops in Iraq will probably start pulling out in large numbers by the middle of next year, Iraq's national security advisor has said.
In an interview on CNN's Late Edition, Muafaq al-Rubai said: "I will be very surprised if they [US and other foreign troops] don't think very seriously of starting [to] pull out probably by the end of the first half of next year."
Al-Rubai said the new Iraqi government was determined to quell violence in Iraq by the end of 2005.
"I think we are winning - on the winning course, there is no doubt about it. The level of violence is not measured only by the number of explosions every day, or the number of casualties," he said.
He added: "There is no shadow of doubt in my mind, that by the end of the year, we would have achieved a lot, and probably the back of the insurgency has already been broken."
Note: Even Al Jazeera gets it right once in awhile, LOL!
Oct 2003 - TIKRIT, Iraq – U.S. troops may have to stay in Iraq until 2006 to fully secure the country they invaded in March, a top U.S. general said Friday. Lt. Gen. Thomas Metz, commander of the 3rd Corps, said there could be two more yearly troop rotations until newly trained Iraqi forces are ready to take over.
U.S. general says troops may stay in Iraq until 2006
BAGHDAD (AFX) - The Iraqi army will fully replace US-led coalition forces in the country by early 2007, once it has enough experience, Bruska Shaways, the director general of the Iraqi defence ministry said.
'By the end of 2005, we'll have fewer multinational forces (in Iraq) and by the end of 2006, it will be complete,' the number two official said, speaking of their withdrawal.
And FWIW, all the clamoring about Italy "giving in to terrorists" is BS too...
May 05, 2005 - ROME - Italy could be in a position to start withdrawing its 3,000 troops from Iraq in January or February next year following that country's elections, the government said on Tuesday. "The last step in a process outlined by the United Nations is the political election in December 2005," Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini told a news conference in response to a question about the timing of Italy's withdrawal. "But the Iraqi government could request an additional month or two, and therefore we could get to January or February 2006."
The Italian pullout was in the plan all along.