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President Carter doubts U.S. military will ever leave Iraq
Sun-Sentinel ^
| December 7 2005
Posted on 12/07/2005 11:26:17 AM PST by ncountylee
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- Former President Jimmy Carter said he doubts whether the U.S. military will ever completely pull out of Iraq.
Carter's comments came Tuesday during a brief visit at the U.S. Military Academy where he signed copies of his newest book for West Point cadets. The former president said he believes America will have a major military presence in Iraq for decades to come.
"There has never been a single declaration among the higher levels of government now that we ever intend to withdraw completely our military forces from Iraq," Carter told reporters.
"My belief, and it may be erroneous ... is that the top leadership in this country intends 20 years from now, 50 years from now, we'll still have a major military presence in Iraq."
In a speech last week at the U.S. Naval Academy, President Bush told midshipmen: "We will increasingly move out of Iraqi cities, reduce the number of bases from which we operate and conduct fewer patrols and convoys."
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: carter; hostages; iranhostages; jimmuh; jimmycarter; killerrabbits; malaise; mrpeanut
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To: ncountylee
I hope he's right for once.
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:27:10 AM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: ncountylee
When can we expect Jimmah to leave America?
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:27:24 AM PST
by
RexBeach
("The rest of the world is three drinks behind." -Humphrey Bogart)
To: ncountylee
Shouldn't that be "former white house bench warmer Carter"?
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:27:46 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Never a minigun handy when you need one.)
To: ncountylee
My belief, and it may be erroneous Master of the obvious.
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:27:57 AM PST
by
neodad
(My ex-wife is stuck on stupid.)
To: ncountylee
This would be nice, like with did in Japan, Germany, the Phillipines, etc, etc, yadda, yadda..
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:28:02 AM PST
by
Paradox
(Time to sharpen ole Occam's Razor.)
To: ncountylee
President Carter doubts U.S. military will ever leave IraqFrogjerk doubts Carter will ever leave the earth.
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:28:11 AM PST
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM - Being miserable for no good reason)
To: RexBeach
Wondering if he is using Germany and Japan as examples.
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:28:22 AM PST
by
EQAndyBuzz
(Liberal Talking Point - Bush = Hitler ... Republican Talking Point - Let the Liberals Talk)
To: ncountylee
Yeah, and I doubt this bozo will ever do anything to help the USA--he's a vain old coot!
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:28:25 AM PST
by
Mamzelle
To: ncountylee
U.S. Military Academy where he (Carter) signed copies of his newest book for West Point cadets. The Onion, Scrappleface?
Has to be, because no cadet worth is salt would want that bums book.
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:28:28 AM PST
by
Michael.SF.
(Paris Hilton - Living proof that one need not be poor to be White Trash)
To: ncountylee
I doubt this guy will ever shut up!
To: ncountylee
He's probably right. We're still in Germany, Japan, and Korea, to start with, and those wars were over long ago.
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:29:06 AM PST
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: ncountylee
Former President Jimmy Carter said he doubts whether the U.S. military will ever completely pull out of Iraq. This from the guy who figured out how to pull the US from the Canal Zone.
Jimmah, we won WWII. And we've been in Germany ever since. Winning a war and maintaining a military presence afterwards is considered a good thing by sane Americans.
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:29:31 AM PST
by
dirtboy
(Drool overflowed my buffer...)
To: ncountylee
Jimmy, at least the troops made it INTO Iraq.
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:29:43 AM PST
by
msnimje
(Everyday there is a new example of the Democrats "Culture of Dementia")
To: ncountylee
Iraq will be the US anti-terror base in the Middle East until the War on Terror is won or lost.
I'm happy to see that Carter believes that the Democrats will never be in power for at least the next 50 years.
To: Michael.SF.
Has to be, because no cadet worth is salt would want that bums book. A few of them are gonna use it to try and re-enact the infamous Gitmo Koran flush incident.
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:30:23 AM PST
by
dirtboy
(Drool overflowed my buffer...)
To: ncountylee
Does anyone still care what Mr. Peanut has to say? Is his book about all the various ways of surrendering?
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:30:30 AM PST
by
Edgerunner
(Proud to be an infidel)
To: ncountylee
and I doubt he'll ever shut his piehole
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:30:40 AM PST
by
Rakkasan1
(Peace de Resistance! Viva la Paper towels!)
To: Michael.SF.
>> U.S. Military Academy where he (Carter) signed copies of his newest book for West Point cadets. <<
It's Christmas time, and apparently some cadets have bitter ex-girlfriends.
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:30:55 AM PST
by
dangus
To: ncountylee
America doubts president Carter will ever shut up.
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posted on
12/07/2005 11:31:14 AM PST
by
LIConFem
(A fronte praecipitium, a tergo lupi.)
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