Posted on 01/06/2020 2:35:04 PM PST by McGruff
The top US general said Monday a letter suggesting the US would withdraw troops from Iraq was released by mistake and poorly worded, telling reporters "that's not what's happening."
Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley sought to address the confusion that began after the leak of aletter to the Iraqi government from US Command in Baghdad suggesting US troops would be withdrawn from the country.
"That letter is a draft. It was a mistake, it was unsigned, it should not have been released ... (it was) poorly worded, implies withdrawal, that is not what's happening," Milley said.
"It's an honest mistake ... it should not have been sent," he added.
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Ah. But the “let’s RUN, send all our troops back home but dangit, I forgot that we will be surrounded by our enemies who will take our place” Freeper faction wont give a sh*t..
“But was it an intentional mistake by someone? “
A Neocon never-Trumper decides to preempt any THOUGHT of withdraw. And attempting to tie POTUS hands.
Treasonous.
Not unlike Bolton publicly announcing Trump was not serious about Norklandia.
I hate Neocons.
Oh, Fer Pete’s Sake!
See? THIS is why we never, EVER believe ANYTHING from the Enemy Media the first time we see it!
“DISTRUST and VERIFY about 100X!” ~ Me, Poorly Quoting President Reagan
And here I was all hopeful we’d be leaving the Sand Box once and for all! Grrrrr!
That would be my guess. Sounds like something a Bushite would do.
The leaker needs to be hunted down and military justice handed out.
This shit has to stop.
PDJT's entire first term in office has been one leak after another.
The Pentagon is the WORSE of them all and is under control of the CIC. Crack some heads
[But was it an intentional mistake by someone? ]
Every Muslim wants to be head honcho. This includes the PM that Iran helped elevate to his post. Hes not interested in being Irans ventriloquist dummy. Currently, Iran sorta kinda calls the shots in Iraq, but not completely. Uncle Sam counterbalances Iran. The US can be overbearing on certain issues (i.e. dont stand aside as our embassy is being attacked, and dont conduct mass killings of argumentative civilians), but is generally pretty OK with just about anything they do. Iran pretty much wants to dictate everything they do. No question that even Iraqis elevated to power by Iran would prefer Uncle Sam as an honest broker. Were just not that hard to get along with. Whereas with Uncle Sam out, Iraqi leaders become little more than Iranian puppets.
A mistake by whom? Sounds like a retirement is in order.
brig gens don’t announce major foreign policy changes.
period.
They are career military that wants to get ahead and will do it at any cost.
Take Lt Col Whindbag (spit) for instance
That's a dangerous dadgum game to play with the President in his present kickass/take names mode.
Eff that. Get out now. Sanctions will do nothing. They will kill each other off after a few years
Good point.
The Deep State is everywhere.
Es un trampa-maybe generated to catch a leaker?
Someone passed it on to the Media...
And because the letter made it to Iraqi officials, it’s clearly treason.
Any good prosecutor could make that case.
This is embarrassing- I dont think we are playing 3 dimensional chess here. Somebody fd up royal. This mixed message has no useful side.
This thing has multiple possibilities, it seems, from a traitor to 5D chess...
Continual Sabotage by the swamp! My God these folks would turn America over to the enemy for 30 pieces of silver!!
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