Troops pulling out of Iraq towns and cities

WaveCameCrashin
WaveCameCrashin Posts: 2,929
edited July 2009 in A Moving Train
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529510,00.html

IMO I don't think this is a good idea just yet
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  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    prfctlefts wrote:
    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529510,00.html

    IMO I don't think this is a good idea just yet

    When would be the time?

    I'm just thinking that it has to happen sometime in the near future, so now is just as good as any other time. That being said, there is still a force of 130,000+ US Troops there if violence flairs up.
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  • VINNY GOOMBA
    VINNY GOOMBA Posts: 1,826
    blackredyellow wrote:
    prfctlefts wrote:
    http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529510,00.html

    IMO I don't think this is a good idea just yet

    When would be the time?

    I'm just thinking that it has to happen sometime in the near future, so now is just as good as any other time. That being said, there is still a force of 130,000+ US Troops there if violence flairs up.

    I didn't read the article yet, but if there are still 130k troops there, that's hardly leaving. I was getting my hopes up from the title of the thread too...
  • mrvedderson
    mrvedderson Posts: 784
    towns and cities, they still have bases there
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    mrvedderson wrote:
    towns and cities, they still have bases there

    Removal from the bases is scheduled for 2011. Here's hoping it goes better than Saigon.
  • inmytree
    inmytree Posts: 4,741
    This is great news...great news, indeed...baby steps are good sometimes...
  • VINNY GOOMBA
    VINNY GOOMBA Posts: 1,826
    inmytree wrote:
    This is great news...great news, indeed...baby steps are good sometimes...
    Agreed, I will take baby steps over no steps.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,337
    inmytree wrote:
    This is great news...great news, indeed...baby steps are good sometimes...

    Yep, better than nothing.


    Hopefully it'll at least keep our soldiers away from the car bombs, IEDs, suicide bombers, or whatever else they'd encounter while patrolling the cities.
    Not to say they are "safe" now, just hopefully safe-er.
  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    I think this is a BIG step in the right direction. Unfortunately, I don't think we'll be leaving Afghanistan for a much longer time. The vacuum will be certainly filled by the Taliban, and everyone knows this. But then the question is, if it will be, then why stay forever when it's inevitable?
  • youngster
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  • WaveCameCrashin
    WaveCameCrashin Posts: 2,929
    soulsinging wrote:
    mrvedderson wrote:
    towns and cities, they still have bases there

    Removal from the bases is scheduled for 2011. Here's hoping it goes better than Saigon.
    +1
  • PearlJain
    PearlJain Posts: 565
    I don't know exactly what to think about this. I'm a bit confused - with all of the celebrating going on yesterday by the Iraqi people. I just know that over of 4,000 of our brave men and women lost their lives in the process of exposing the Iraqi's to "freedom" and a "Democratic Society." We can't force-feed either of these things where it may not be wanted. I'm not judging either way. I don't always "verbalize" my thoughts and feelings very well - so I'll stop. BTW -My husband is still there...and I miss him.
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  • WaveCameCrashin
    WaveCameCrashin Posts: 2,929
    PearlJain wrote:
    My husband is still there...and I miss him.

    Godspeed ;)
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    I wonder how many Iraq veterans will end up like the Vietnam veterans? I.e, Either dead by suicide, or homeless? Once the flag waving stops they'll probably all sink into the gutter like the previous 'heroes who fought to defend America from evil doers'.
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,424
    lets start bringing them home to their families. it needs to be done responsibly, but this is a good first step. of course chances are things will go to hell and they will be right back in the cities for another few years, but god i hope not.
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