Posted on 02/27/2009 3:49:33 PM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts
In 18 months, President Obama plans to give America what it hoped it had six years ago -- its "Mission Accomplished" moment in Iraq.
Obama announced Friday his plan to end combat operations in Iraq by the end of August 2010, saying the goal of a "sovereign, stable and self-reliant" Iraq is achievable. Senior officials said the war, effectively, will end before Labor Day next year.
But even supporters of the plan warn that any success in Iraq is fragile. And even if the war is over, the job still is far from done.
President Bush was accused of prematurely declaring victory in May 2003, when he gave a speech aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln in front of a banner that read "Mission Accomplished." As for the headline on Aug. 31, 2010, it may be more like "Mission Accomplished" with an asterisk.
"It's not a mission accomplished day until the Iraqi people are completely able to defend themselves and their international borders without any international assistance," retired Army Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis said.
"There's a temptation to say it's all done, we don't have to worry about what's going on. But we do," he said.
Some analysts warn that U.S. involvement will be necessary for years to come. That obligation is reflected in the administration's withdrawal plan.
Obama would not only retain the flexibility to slow down or reverse the withdrawals if conditions deteriorate, but he also will keep up to 50,000 troops as a residual force in Iraq after the deadline.
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Lets see, we’ll ramp the force down over a year and a half as we stand up Iraqi units, leaving a residual force of 50,000 men as backup.
Sounds like we reelected GW Bush. Which is a good thing, at least that part of it.
Obama actually extended Bush's plan, which came into being after the surge insured victory.
Do they mean the commie left's "mission" to turn Iraq over to Russia-China-Venezuela-allied Iran?
The War with Jihadists will continue, because the Jihadists will continue it, but the (Second) Battle of Iraq is over. When will the Third Battle of Iraq occur? Who knows, but it will come.
Which only verifies what I was saying before the election;
When he gets in, 0bama will be taken aside and told the facts of life. Because the rhetoric he spouted during the campaign was bullshiite and nonsense.
Everything Obama spouts is BS and nonsense. Only Obamaloons believe what he says.
LOL!
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