[af_vet_rr]

Why would we give away 10 years of blood and sweat?

You'd have to ask George W. Bush, he's the one who signed the US–Iraq Forces Agreement back in 2008 that set the December 2011 withdrawal.

[kabar]

You'd have to ask George W. Bush, he's the one who signed the US–Iraq Forces Agreement back in 2008 that set the December 2011 withdrawal.

You are correct that it was Bush's timetable as approved by the Iraqi legislature. However, we have 8,000 US contractors armed to the teeth defending our diplomatic facilities, provinicial reconstruction teams, and NGOs. All of this is now under the direction of the State Department. I predict that we will suffer a significant loss of American lives in Iraq under this arrangement. And we could very well see a civil war break out damaging our strategic national interests in the region.

[A.Hun]

You'd have to ask George W. Bush, he's the one who signed the US–Iraq Forces Agreement back in 2008 that set the December 2011 withdrawal

Bush's SOFA with Iraq allowed for non combat troops to stay for longer. They anticipated between 30k and 70k staying.

Obama is responsible for the total abandonment of Iraq.

Campaign Promises on Ending the War in Iraq Now Muted by Reality