Well, just reverse the players, would you let a foreign army move freely throughout your country, violating all established rules of national sovereignty?
I’m hoping this is a bit of diplomatic Judo the Administration is playing for the Arab world, ask for a bunch of stuff only a puppet government would agree to, the Iraqi’s gets it’s panties in a bunch, the US relents and “caves” for Iraqi sovereignty - giving the Iraqi government a major PR victory and undermining the nationalistic terrorists.
Then maybe it is time for us to just announce a pull out date due to disagreements with the Iraqi government. It is their country and they can run it whichever way they choose. Our guys need not be dying to support it.
can we leave now?
Well, if they are sovereign, then they have a right to choose.
If the Govt is our sock puppet, then we slam them.
What’re we gonna do, leave?
Of course, if there’s a military coup in Iraq, heh:>>
Only NEGATIVE reporting all of the time!!
“December 31”
Shouldn’t be an issue. We’ll be in Iran by then.
Good deal, let’s move into Iran and take out Ahmadinejad and the Mullahs.
Can I be arrested for inciting hated? I HATE THEM. I hope you hate them too. There.
Our soldiers have died enough, let them have it. 10 years from now, George W Bush will be hailed as a visionary.
To our Iraqi friends:
1) Don’t call US when you Iraqis cant get it together against your enemies.
2) I want my OIL at less than $2 a gallon, as payment for all our soldiers who died because you couldn;t handle insurgents on your own.
3) Unless you couldn;t handle AQ and your own terrorists at will, then don;t even try pushing us out.
WE decide when we pull out, not you.
We get this type of reporting everytime we negotiate the ROE over there.
Hmm... I guess I don’t see this as bad news. Iraq ~should be~ standing up for its own sovereignty about now. They should be taking more responsibility for their own territory. They do need to demonstrate that they can govern on their own, and earn the respect of their people.
And keep in mind, there’s probably all sorts of things being hammered out in new agreements. Cherry-picking one possibility that’s still being discussed and isn’t decided is... well, meaningless.
But it sounds like the Iraqi government is actually starting to govern. That’s a good thing.
This is Reuters, folks. The grain of truth in the story has been twisted and sensationalized beyond recognition.
Then it’s time to start leaving, IMO. Not as a capitulation, but as a recognition that the new government of Iraq believes it is ready to fight its own battles.