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2008-09-30 Iraq

Maliki says Iraq ready to compromise on US security pact

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Posted by Fred 2008-09-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 Once again, enlightened self interest, reasonableness and largesse rear their ugly heads.

The Germans finally begged the US to keep at least some military presence in Germany, because the total loss to their economy if the US pulled out all at once was estimated to be around $500B a year, about 1/6th of their GDP.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-09-30 09:53|| 2008-09-30 09:53|| Front Page Top

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