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| U.S. Ambassador: 'Serious Risks' With Sudden Withdrawal | ||
| 2009-01-23 | ||
Ryan C. Crocker, the outgoing U.S. ambassador to Iraq, warned Thursday that a precipitous withdrawal of American troops runs "some very serious risks," from the resurgence of the insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq to a collapse of faith in a nascent Iraqi government that still faces what he called "enormous challenges."
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 That such a possibility even arises turns every one of our best in uniform into chumps, dishonors the fallen in the most odious fashion, and should cause any thoughtful person to wonder whether they live in a serious and honorable society at all. |
| Posted by: Verlaine 2009-01-23 23:06 |
| #3 ION PRAVDA > GEORGIA TIMES [Itar-Tass] - RICHARD LUGAR: US IS LOSING ITS STRATEGIC POSITION AND INFLUENCE IN CAUCASUS AND EUROPE [ + CENTRAL ASIA]. In order its recover, LUGAR > the USA must not only DE-MILITARIZE, BUT ALSO MUST LEARN TO STOP REACTING VEE MILPOL RETALIATION TO "EVENTS". Read, Dubya = USA should've done little or nothing after 9-11??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-01-23 17:37 |
| #2 Jesus. Just read the comments section on the WaPo story if you really want to get depressed about our country's future. These scumbags are absolutely wetting their pants over the possibility (probability?) that the Obamessiah will finally give them the helicopters-on-the-embassy-roof moment they've been craving for the past six years. |
| Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2009-01-23 09:06 |
| #1 Awwwwww, what does he know... Hope! Change!! |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-01-23 08:55 |