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2008-04-04 Home Front: Politix

Obama Adviser Calls for 60-80,000 U.S. Troops To Stay in Iraq Through 2010

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Posted by Mike 2008-04-04 13:49|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Obama is either lying to his moonbat base, or is a complete moron.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-04-04 14:20|| 2008-04-04 14:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Looks like somebody's chickens may be coming home to roost.
Goddam BaracKKK Obama!

Posted by tu3031 2008-04-04 14:33|| 2008-04-04 14:33|| Front Page Top

#3 The Brookings Institute had a similar recommendation, albeit through 2012 and with higher troop numbers dependent upon the situation.

Interesting twist, in that Center for a New American Security board consists of Clinton-era hacks.

Posted by Pappy 2008-04-04 14:41|| 2008-04-04 14:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Obama is either lying to his moonbat base, or is a complete moron.

You know those are not mutually exclusive?

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-04-04 16:29|| 2008-04-04 16:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Think he's figured out that we can't pull out yet?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-04-04 17:21|| 2008-04-04 17:21|| Front Page Top

#6 Another PDeniable indicia that the US-Coalition is actually winning or prevailing in Iraq + Afghanistan. AQ + Radical Islam is losing too many men + materiel, etc. to wage a sustained campaign thru 2010 and beyond. I BELIEVE OSAMA + ZWI, etc. ARE WELL-AWARE OF THIS, ERGO THEIR RECENT COVERT REDIRECTION/ESCALATION OF JIHAD TOWARDS RUSSIA, CENTRAL ASIA, + EVEN CHINA, ALBEIT THEY'LL STILL MAINTAIN "HOLDING/
CONTAINMENT" EFFORTS AGZ IRAQ-ME, ISRAEL, AFRICA, etc. They need Nukes-WMDS, Warfighters-JIhadies, + other new resources ASAP, BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY BE IT VIA "BLACK MARKETS" [old] OR AGZ ANY UNSECURE CONTEMPOR COLD WAR MIL ARSENALS-CACHES, XPERTS, ETC, even iff it means helping, protecting, and empowering NUCLEARIZING SHIA IRAN [Revival of Persian-Ottoman Empire].

Lastly, iff there is a de facto ISLAMIST "HIDDEN IMAM/MAHDI", THIS IS THE TIME FOR HIM TO MANIFEST AND SHOW HIMSELF, AND LEAD WORLD ISLAMISM/ISLAM. i.e. to demonstrate his ability to lead struggling or failing Islamism = Islamist Jihad agz overwhelming enemy odds, Regionally and Globally unto Victory of Faith-God-Prophet, correct!? THE HIDDEN IMAM/MAHDI MUST ALSO MODERNIZE + REJUVENATE ISLAM, NOT MERELY VALIDATE THE "STAUS QUO" WHICH INDUCED 9-11 TO BEGIN WITH. IMAM/MAHDI > LEADERSHIP, etc. CAN ACHIEVE WHAT MILPOL-NUCLEAR FIREPOWER MAY NOT.

Although the US = US-Coalition is presently successful or winning agz Radical Islamism-Terror, AT THIS TIME [2008-2010/2012 maxima]IT REMAINS VERY CAPABLE OF BEING STRATEGICALLY AND TACTICALLY DEFEATED IN IRAQ-ME UNDER RIGHT LEADERSHIP, STRATEGERY, + CONDITIONS.

After 2010 or 2012, it will be all but mil impossible for Radicla Islam to get the US-West out of the ME, or likely even anywhere in the Muslim World. REGIONAL-GLOBAL JIHAD > devolve in LT into LOCAL-AREA = SECTARIAN JIHAD, AND NOT MORE THAN THAT, AT BEST A LOCAL, MINOR "POLICE ACTION".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-04-04 18:36|| 2008-04-04 18:36|| Front Page Top

#7 "60,000-80,000" > No surprise here. the USA CAN GO EVEN LOWER THAN THAT DEPENDING HOW OSAMA + AQ REACT, vv any "American Hiroshima" options, + HOW RUSSIA-CHINA WILL REACT TO OSAMA'S REDIRECTION OF JIHAD AGZ THEM.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-04-04 18:40|| 2008-04-04 18:40|| Front Page Top

#8 You know those are not mutually exclusive?

I know. Especially with a dhimocrat. I was hoping to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-04-04 19:22|| 2008-04-04 19:22|| Front Page Top

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