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Wrapping up mission, US troops will leave some longstanding bases in Iraq under new deal
AP ^ | 27 Sept 2024 | QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and TARA COPP

Posted on 09/28/2024 1:25:46 AM PDT by blueplum

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1 posted on 09/28/2024 1:25:46 AM PDT by blueplum
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Foolishly giving away hard-won territory.


2 posted on 09/28/2024 1:30:31 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant (The pandemic we suffer from is not COVID. It is Marxist Democrat Leftism. )
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Here we go again...


3 posted on 09/28/2024 1:49:51 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Kamala's New Way Forward = Chairman Mao's Great Leap Forward)
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But wait....Kamala just said we had “0” troops in war zones.


4 posted on 09/28/2024 2:59:27 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (mY)
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https://nypost.com/2024/09/14/world-news/vet-families-rip-kamala-harris-over-claim-no-troops-in-combat-zones/


5 posted on 09/28/2024 3:06:10 AM PDT by Sacajaweau (mY)
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See what we can do right before an election……FJB !


6 posted on 09/28/2024 3:33:34 AM PDT by wardamneagle
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Im sure we are leaving behind the best equipment to these animals, a well planned deliberate move by these treasonous pr##S in government


7 posted on 09/28/2024 4:36:19 AM PDT by ronnie raygun
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good information on the taliban supply depot transfer.

did the announce how much cash they toss in to sweeten the deal?


8 posted on 09/28/2024 4:47:13 AM PDT by thinden (Buckle up …..)
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This graphic is much more impactful than just saying $84 billion worth of equipment. Trump should flash graphics like this on the screen every time he mentions how much we left in Afghanistan.


9 posted on 09/28/2024 4:50:00 AM PDT by Freee-dame ( )
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“The Iraqi officials said some American troops may stay at Hareer base after 2026 because the Kurdistan regional government would like them to stay.”

Never ending war.


10 posted on 09/28/2024 4:51:12 AM PDT by McGruff (Ask everyone, Are you better off than you were four years ago?)
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This is where we prosecute the politicalized leadership of the Pentagon and all the commanders involved. Obama wanted to take the US down a few notches. He has transferred all our military equipment, broke the troop strength and leadership, and thru his policies under Biden/Harris managed to force a continuous retreat of US forces now beginning.

I am no fan of Ukraine, but this equipment could have kept them in the war for another 6 months for free.

Instead, this equipment is being hauled back to Russia, China, India and other countries to be reverse engineered, sold on the black market, etc.

The failure of the Biden Admin in Afghanistan and Ukraine has led to a situation where soon the US will be withdrawaling forces from many more places in the Mid-East.

The way the Pentagon interviened in stopping deep missile strikes into Russia says it all - our Mid-East positioning is tenuous at best; Russia has armed Iranian proxies to hit the US military.

Prosecuting everyone involved in the decision making process starting with the civilian leadership and the political officers is a good place to begin.


11 posted on 09/28/2024 4:59:09 AM PDT by Jumper
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Going out of business sale.

wy69


12 posted on 09/28/2024 5:02:45 AM PDT by whitney69
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Going out of business sale.

wy69


13 posted on 09/28/2024 5:02:45 AM PDT by whitney69
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“Never ending war.”

A war with terrorists is never over until one one person is left alive.

wy69


14 posted on 09/28/2024 5:05:25 AM PDT by whitney69
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“Never ending war.”

A war with terrorists is never over until one one person is left alive.

wy69


15 posted on 09/28/2024 5:05:25 AM PDT by whitney69
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I wonder if the Taliban are on eBay. I would like to get a deal on some night vision equipment to hook up to my telescopes. I know that there are restrictions on EXPORTING these, but I don’t think importing is a problem. Anyway, better in the hands of Americans than who knows who. And, I’m recovering potentially dangerous property abandonded by our very careless government.

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16 posted on 09/28/2024 5:10:34 AM PDT by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, it is near the end of the day.)
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“Following the November election”

Biden has been ineffective in persuading Iraq to tell their Iranian buddies to bugger off, and he’s skeered to blow this withdrawal after the last disaster in Afganland. He’s opened the door to wait until Trump is elected. So Trump can tell Iraq to tell their Iranian buddies No, you can’t have our bases. And if you insist on us leaving, we intend to blow the bases back into the sand they were built on and send you the bill for our expense in doing so.


17 posted on 09/28/2024 5:15:57 AM PDT by blueplum ("...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017) )
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Just leave plenty of gear and documents.


18 posted on 09/28/2024 5:16:52 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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Pulling out of the airport? Before leaving the $1billion/year Embassy compound? Sounds like Bagram/Kabul all over again.


19 posted on 09/28/2024 7:00:20 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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To: Jumper

You are 100% right on every point you made.

And by the way, I just read your home page. Thank you for your service, we need many more just like you!


20 posted on 09/28/2024 7:01:25 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (Kamala's New Way Forward = Chairman Mao's Great Leap Forward)
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