Posted on 03/11/2009 6:48:11 PM PDT by pissant
A former top aide to Gen. David Petraeus criticized President Barack Obama's decision to remove combat troops from Iraq within 19 months, saying he "assumed more risk than he should have" in order to fulfill a campaign promise.
Peter Mansoor, who served as executive officer to Petraeus during his time in Iraq, contended in a visit to Manhattan that the military's own 36-month timetable for a drawdown was "much less risky." That's because it would have left heavy U.S. forces in Iraq through the upcoming Iraqi elections and the subsequent jockeying for positions in the national government.
By ordering a faster pullout, Obama "has created a new perception in the minds of the Iraqi people" that the U.S. is cutting ties, and that Iraqi politicians in the elections will "begin posturing themselves for the day after" the U.S. troops leave.
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Don’t fool yourself, there will be no giant decrease of troops from Iraq.
Eb and flow of violence will not allow US to leave.
Don’t underestimate Obama’s ability to turn victory into defeat.
LOL
Ha, he was my BDE commander in Iraq, OIF1.
Great that he grew a pair “after” he left the Army.
The list, ping
Hussein has not assumed greater risk. He wants Iraq and, ultimately, Afghanistan to be lessons in American failure, not his.. Creating failure is necessary where the reality is building success.
Remember the new acronym:
O ne
B ig
A ss
M istake
A merica!
when it get’s ugly over there we can say: “obama INHERITED a victory”
This guy has no interest in anything except retaining power. He will let Iraq collapse only if he can avoid blame for it.
Does anybody think there is not a foreign policy catastrophe before 19 months??
Heck every day i wake up stunned the market is not at 4000 and some tin- horned dictator has not made new demands on ZerO.
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