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chucko
I always thought he said 16 months, not 6. And yes, I am convinced we are leaving. There may be some troops still there in two years but nowhere near the 140,000 or however many it is that are there now.
They may still be guarding the green zone at that point but I hope not. any government that needs a fort like that to protect itself from its own people isnt much of a democratic government to begin with. They may also still be guarding some bases outside of the city at that point but again I sure hope not.
What pisses off the people there and elsewhere in the Arab world is being occupied. Why get halfway out, lose any military advantage we ever had, but avoid getting any of the political advantage by still occupying them? That would be stupid (not that they wont be stupid, but just my opinion) - There are only two ways to do it that have any logic as far as I can see - Either all in or all out. Of course I pick all of them out but even if you disagree we can probably all agree that a halfassed occupation is way worse than either of the other possibilities.
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