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US Combined Troop Levels (Iraq/Afganistan) Higher Under Obama Than Bush
Brookings Institute/AP
| 5-26-09
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Posted on 05/26/2009 7:42:31 PM PDT by icwhatudo
The United States currently has about 139,000 troops in Iraq and 52,000 in Afghanistan according to this AP article about the US being ready to be in Iraq for 10 years.
Barak Obama took the oath of office on January 20th 2009 at which time there were 142,000 Troops In Iraq
Turn to page 24 of this Brookings institute report and 31,000 troops in Afganistan according to the Christian Science Monitor
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: afganistan; bho44; bhodod; bhogwot; iraq; oefsurge; second100days; trooplevels
Reversing course on the abuse photos, military tribunals, extraordinary rendition, harsher interrogation techniques, domestic wiretaps...amazing what finding out what you are really up against will do to campaign promises.
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posted on
05/26/2009 7:42:31 PM PDT
by
icwhatudo
To: icwhatudo
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posted on
05/26/2009 7:46:57 PM PDT
by
I_be_tc
To: icwhatudo
“...amazing what finding out what you are really up against will do to campaign promises.”
True, agreed, but amazing how obviously less safe we are today with this clown at the helm.
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posted on
05/26/2009 7:51:26 PM PDT
by
rockinqsranch
(Dems, Libs, Socialists...Call 'em What you Will, They ALL have Fairies Living In Their Trees.)
To: icwhatudo
Obama Lied & Lefties Cried!
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posted on
05/26/2009 7:56:27 PM PDT
by
2111USMC
To: icwhatudo
I don’t trust FUB0 at all.
He will use and abuse our military and weaken it as much as he possibly can.
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posted on
05/26/2009 8:00:10 PM PDT
by
unkus
To: icwhatudo
No million man marches? No European protests??? What the heck?
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posted on
05/26/2009 8:04:20 PM PDT
by
Dallas59
("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
To: icwhatudo
Deptartment Of Broken Øbama Campaign Promises 
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posted on
05/26/2009 8:13:05 PM PDT
by
Iron Munro
(Øbama: The muslim call to prayer is “one of the prettiest sounds on earth at sunset”)
To: icwhatudo
More troops than ever....amazing.
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posted on
05/26/2009 9:09:43 PM PDT
by
cookcounty
(He who controls the Language controls the Debate.)
To: icwhatudo
So it would have been better if he went along with what he had promised during the campaign? I'm glad that he didn't release those photos, the memos were bad enough. I'm glad he has kept some things the same.
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posted on
05/26/2009 11:28:42 PM PDT
by
Eyes Unclouded
(Step 1: Expel half the party and write off huge chunks of the country. Step 2: ??? Step 3: Profit.)
To: icwhatudo
Got to keep those Right-Wing Extremists overseas, dontcha know.
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posted on
05/26/2009 11:52:59 PM PDT
by
TheThinker
(America doesn't have a president. It has a usurper.)
To: Eyes Unclouded
No. My point is that he wanted to do all this crap not knowing what we were up against. Its easy to criticize Bush without knowing what he knew. Now that Obama is getting the real info, he is continuing Bush policies he once criticized.
To: icwhatudo
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