Posted on 02/27/2009 6:05:31 PM PST by bruinbirdman
President Obama announced the withdrawal yesterday of more than 90,000 US combat troops from Iraq by August next year but his decision to keep a force of up to 50,000 was attacked by leaders of his party as a betrayal of his promise to end the war.
Mr Obama's drawdown plan was even embraced by Republicans — including John McCain, his election opponent last year — but was criticised by anti-war liberals.
It was the latest of several moves by the President that have disappointed the Left, who had convinced themselves that he would end the US presence in Iraq at a stroke.
In a speech to Marines at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, which addressed American diplomacy in the Middle East and the future of Iraq, Mr Obama declared: “Let me say this as plainly as I can: by August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end.”
Pentagon officials said Mr Obama had decided to pull out at least 92,000 of the 142,000 troops now there. Yet he announced, as he had promised on the campaign trail, a “transitional force” to train Iraqi troops, protect civilians and hunt down al-Qaeda.
It was the size of that force — between 35,000 and 50,000 — that dismayed many Democrats.
Nancy Pelosi, the House Speaker, was clearly upset, saying she could not see how 50,000 troops could be justified. Harry Reid, the Democratic Senate Leader, and Charles Schumer, another leading Senate Democrat, also expressed displeasure.
The strategy has been agreed on by Robert Gates, the Defence Secretary, General David Petraeus, the Middle East commander, and General Ray Odierno, the Iraq ground commander. President Obama also notified the former President, George Bush.
On the issue of Iraq, where the hard-fought gains have cost so many lives, Mr Obama can accept being
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A nice name for the equivilant of the Nazi Stormtroopers. The Brown Shirts.
Very true. This is an insightful observation.
There are NO moderate Muslims!
President Obama has not released details (other than its size 200,000 members and that it would be used only within the borders of The United States of America) or his intentions for The National Civilian Security Force.
Therefore we can only assume or look back in history how similar groups (perhaps) have been used or will be used.
From Wikipedia
Germany, (Hitler, A.)...group name Germany Gestapo, Maximum about 46,000 members
Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestapo
Also from Wikipedia
Russia, (Stalin, J.).....Russian NKVD, no size given
Web Site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NKVD
Another type of material Fiction, Book
USA, The Turner Diaries (Racist Fiction 1978), Human Relations Council, no size given
Web Site: http://www.skrewdriver.org/turner1.html
One can speculate thousands of different uses of groups formed by a country's leader. There is simply no way to tell in advance how it will be used.
It could be a private army, a federal national guard or ......?
History has shown in many cases to beware of such "groups", but one never knows until after the fact.
I mean, who could have seen this coming?
Oh wait, I did! and some Freepers!
Even the boy president Obama had to realize that he wouldn’t want to preside over mass genocide in Iraq during a retreat while watching Iran fill the vacuum. Not that the genocide of our allies or the murderous intent of Iranian mullahs bothers Obambi personally, but that kind of thing tends to look bad on your resume.
I think it is roving bands of illegals in search of housing...
Not Brown shirts, because that would make them seem to be delivery people. How about Green Shirts, the “new” swastika.
Not Brown shirts, because that would make them seem to be delivery people. How about Green Shirts, the “new” swastika.
Aww come on folks. You were simply scammed by the Kenyan flimflam man. Ain't no big thang. Just add it to his list of broken campaign promises.
America’s friendly domestic black terrorist group on display. The dopey feds are too, scared to do anything about this anti-white group in America.
I think your point of possible recruits for Obumo’s civilian national security force is a good theory.
They should be hunted down and shot for the vermin they are in life.
Just Words,
NSNR
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