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that began after the leak of aletter to the Iraqi government from US Command in Baghdad suggesting US troops would be withdrawn from the country.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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The url even has news.TRUST in it.
The authenticity of the letter, which was addressed to the Iraqi defence ministry's Combined Joint Operations Baghdad, was confirmed to Reuters independently by an Iraqi military source.
Yep. There’s another thread about some military over-paid flunky ‘unexpectedly’ leaving his job.
“Get the mop! We’ve got a LEAKER in Aisle 5!” ;)
There are no honest mistakes in the DC Swamp.
Even mistakes are by design.
Recent job opening at the Pentagon.
Career ender.
None of these Obama plants or Never trumpers have been removed .
Do the admin aides idiots at the WH have a clue to clean house .
Four years of Obama plants and Never Trumpers attacks
None of these Obama plants or Never trumpers have been removed .
Do the admin aides idiots at the WH have a clue to clean house .
Four years of Obama plants and Never Trumpers attacks
YOU’RE FIRED!
Blame the letter on an Obama-holdover.
Better yet....find a Harvard or Yale grad to hold the bag.
Another attempt to sabatoge this presidency.
LOL!
Can’t believe what people are making of this mistake (or is it?)
E=3s and 2nd- Louies in that office beware!.
(Anyone of higher rank knows how to cover themselves.)
Oh thank God! I was afraid we had to stop bleeding and wasting billions on a lost cause!.
I agree.
I think it was an intention release and it was to give Iraq something to think about.
:)
Perhaps, this was an Ali Watkins/Jimmy Wolfe event.
Everyone had a different version of the letter and now the joke is on whoever published it.
Well that’s too bad. Wish we could finally leave that pit.
Personally, I’d think it’s a mind game...conducted by the master gamer.
Let’s see how Iraqis really feel about their country and if they’re willing to risk anything for it or expect us to protect them forever.
The cowardly “opposition,”mostly Sunnis, I would imagine, either didn’t show up or voted present. Maybe this will make them think about the consequences.
Well I bet it scared the #$#$ out of Iraq.
Maybe it will wake them up a little.
Sum Fkr did it on purpose
Wow!
Forgotten all about that ‘journalistic ethics’ story.
I think it was a mistake and no big deal.
But others can think what they want of course.
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