Iraq plans for scenario of U.S. withdrawal

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http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20070522/a_iraqnews22.art.htm

Iraq plans for scenario of U.S. withdrawal
Bush places call to al-Maliki for progress report

By Robert H. Reid
The Associated Press

BAGHDAD — Iraq's military is drawing up plans on how to cope in case the U.S. military quickly pulls its forces from the country, the defense minister said Monday.

"The army plans on the basis of a worst-case scenario so as not to allow any security vacuum," Defense Minister Abdul-Qader al-Obeidi said. "There are meetings with political leaders on how we can deal with a sudden pullout."

As violence rages, pressure mounts on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government to demonstrate progress on key advances or risk losing American support.

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[Monkeyman]

1. K&R

[youthere]

2. K &R

[malaise]

3. K & R n/t

[Solly Mack]

4. now that they're standing up and all that other crap

Can we end this bullshit now?

(Yeah, I'm smirking)

[Supersedeas]

5. Pissypants wants his lil progress report; Iraq wants Pissypants out of Iraq