Iraqi leaders embrace Obama’s withdrawal announcement.

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/28/iraqi-leaders-withdrawal/

Iraqi leaders embrace Obama’s withdrawal announcement.
By Satyam Khanna at 10:00 pm


Yesterday, President Obama announced that he would withdraw combat troops from of Iraq by August 2010. ThinkProgress noted yesterday that several U.S. military service members have embraced the withdrawal timetable. The announcement has also been welcomed by Iraqi leaders, who have favored a U.S. withdrawal for years:

– “We welcome such a decision and support it. … We consider this as a good-faith sign from the American Administration toward Iraq and Iraqis.” — Tahseen al-Shekhli, spokesman for the Iraqi government

– “{Maliki is} very comfortable with the plan. … I think we’re ready to take over the responsibilities from the Americans. Our forces will be up to it, and we are even ready right now.” — Yassen Majeed, adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki

– “It is a realistic and responsible plan. It represents a recognition that Iraq must take matters into their own hands and deal with those huge challenges as an independent country.” — Mahdi al Hafez, Minister of Parliament

– “We will be ready to take over when the Americans leave.” — Gen. Abdul Kerim Khalaf, spokesman for the interior ministry and a “key player in the Baghdad security plan.”

[Ardent15]

1. Huh. Guess the world won't end when we withdraw from Iraq

[babylonsister]

2. Guess not. Phew! nt

[RC]

3. The next war is gearing in right across the border in Mexico.

Well armed armies of druggies that control large areas. Guess who is supplying them arms and ammunition? What guess? It is in the news if you are paying attention.

http://experts.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/01/12/why_is_the_united_states_backing_mexican_drug_gangs

Why is the United States backing Mexican drug gangs?

At least we can walk to this war when the oil runs out.

[babylonsister]

4. Supplying them AND fighting them?

Who's right?


http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/26/us/26raids.html?ref=us

U.S. Moves Against Top Mexican Drug Cartel

[RC]

5. Both. Can't lose doing that.

[babylonsister]

6. Well then we might as well all call it a day, curl up and die. nt

[RC]

7. Why do you think the Middle East and elsewhere are hot spots?

Answer: Because we supply both sides. Not only that, we muck around in other countries internal affairs to sabotage peaceful negotiations or provoke shit.

Every once in a while someone slips up and there is a blurb in the news about this. The United States is the worlds biggest arms supplier. Good for business to keep things active, ya know?

If we had never started with the greedy death for money schemes, peace would have broken out a long time ago.

Makes one proud to be an American, eh?

[babylonsister]

9. How many thousands of years has there been fighting in the ME?

You give the US too much 'credit'.

[bigtree]

8. they'd better

. . . there's that referendum on the SOFA coming up at the end of the summer.