[Stoat]

Some related FR threads that may be of interest

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[AdvisorB]

[Stoat]

The complaints have fueled U.S. calls for a pullout of American troops.

Ummm...actually no; the complaints have fueled calls from the Left for a pullout of American troops

[Wombat101]

Gee, and I read just last week in the Staten Island Advance (Newhouse newspaper, suitable for wrapping fish or training puppies) that Prime Minister Maliki was claiming that his army and police would be quite up to the task of coping with the security situation, should US troops leave.

I’m soooo glad we have a free press that’s able to get it’s story straight in this country...