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General in Iraq: Deal letting U.S. troops stay may break down

In a blunt assessment, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, Army Gen. Raymond Odierno, said Thursday that there is a 20 percent to 30 percent chance that the United States and Iraq won't reach a deal to allow U.S. troops to operate in Iraq past Dec. 31.

Webmaster's Commentary: 

Even if there is no official mandate of any kind for US troops to stay in Iraq past the 31st of December, I wouldn't hold my breath about US troops leaving any time soon. There will most probably be be some kind of last minute "transitional agreement" which will not involve either the US congress of Iraq's parliament, enabling the troops to stay until something concrete is hammered out.

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justice

poorrichard

Well said..It must have took some time for you to pound that out on the keyboard.

Official Mandate?

justice

You know,the IRAQI Government and people have TO WAKE UP!
I'm American secular Christian and do NOT believe that America SHOULD BE IN IRAQ AT ALL,except as invited CIVILIAN RESPECTFUL GUESTS.Our occupying 'government' has done SO MUCH damage to the Iraqi people and caused them SO MUCH pain ALREADY.
Iraqis have to UNDERSTAND that Bush and Cheney and their RESOURCE LOOTERS,don't care what the Iraqis WANT(the American people DO).
Bush/Cheney/Rice et al,are there to STAY,and continue robbing Iraq of all their its own possessions/resources.
The only thing Bush/Cheney want is a ONE-SIDED 'deal',that gives The White House(AND ISRAEL)what it wants.
They want the resources,land,bases and military boots on the ground and their attitude is "Fuck what the Iraqis want.We are GOING t9o occupy your land".
They are SEEKING NOW to do what the British did years before in the Middle/Near East.
Settle and ransack!
If the Iraqi people allow Malikis Government to give in to Bush/Cheney/Rice THREATS and IMAGINARY disasters(if the American forces and private contractors leave),Bush and Cheney will RUIN Iraq,because all the White House(and Israel)want is to LOOT Iraqi natural resources and use Iraq as a launching pad against Iran/Pakistan etc and as a land barrier(BASES)between Iran and Israel(protecting Israel)
I love my country.
Americans are GOOD people.
But I do NOT WANT the Iraqis to allow Bush and Cheney(the SHETANS),who are an insult to America,to OCCUPY THEM AND destroy them.
Jeez! They have practically OCCUPIED and destroyed AMERICA!
If they can do that to US,their OWN,what do you think they would DO to others?
Americans should stand fast and say "NO! Out of Iraq"!
Iraqis should STAND FIRM AND SAY,"NO WAY BUSH.You can f*** off out of OUR SOVEREIGN NATION,and leave OUR resources to US".
The Iraqi people run their Government not Bush and Cheney.
It's the Iraqi NATION,not a US mandate/launching pad!
I am sick of my Governments OCCUPYING,LOOTING and OPPRESSING other Nations,and then turning around and declare that ,"The USA is the greatest 'Democracy' on the planet,that doesn't torture blah,blah,blah"
Total hypocritical BULLSHIT!
And,following this helicopter attack in Syria,if I were the Iraqis/Syrians right now,I would be looking into whether it was regular US forces that attacked Syria,or A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR COMPANY ie Blackwater,disguised AS REGULAR FORCES?
The Iraqis have EVERY RIGHT to punish private PIRATE contractors for mercenary offensive actions,from Iraqi soil,because those MERCENARY CONTRACTORS(employed by whatever nation)DO NOT COME UNDER THE REGULAR US FORCES RULES,REGULATIONS or CONTROL.
Maybe that's why White House press 'parrot' Dana Perino?
refuses "to comment" on the SYRIA 'incident'???
Hmmm!
Whatever happens in Iraq,the US should be out TOTALLY,by the end of 2011.And,as far as Bush and Cheney are concerned,if I were Iraqi,I wouldn't trust them an inch OR expect ANYTHING free or from kindness.They are CROOKED AMERICANS!
Any offers from Bush/Cheney come with a special agenda,ethical,moral BLACKMAIL and a BIG innocent human life COST!
The way to FRIENDSHIP,humanity,dialogue and diplomacy between ordinary Americans and Iraqis does NOT go through Bush/Cheney's DARK White House!
And Maliki must put his IRAQI NATIONALITY before his political or OWN agenda.

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