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Thread #141000 Message #3243190
Posted By: BTNG
22-Oct-11 - 04:29 PM
Thread Name: BS: US in Iraq officially ends
Subject: RE: BS: US in Iraq officially ends
Only a complete idiot would support keeping anyone's troops in Iraq.
Do I believe there will be a complete troop withdrawal..? no I do not. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
The Obama administration is considering a plan to leave about 3,000 support troops behind at the end of the year, if Iraqis agree. But reports suggest that the Pentagon is angling for more.
US military commanders, led by Gen. Lloyd Austin III, the senior commander in Iraq, are proposing that up to 18,000 US troops remain in Iraq after the year-end pull-out date. Currently, about 45,000 US troops are in Iraq.