Bush Said He Would Withdraw U.S. Forces If The Iraqis Asked
By on Nov 22nd, 2005 at 11:27 am
Bush Said He Would Withdraw U.S. Forces If The Iraqis Asked
On Monday, Iraqi political leaders called on the U.S. to set a timetable for withdrawal. In January, President Bush said that if asked by the Iraqis, U.S. forces would leave the country:
President Bush said in an interview on Thursday that he would withdraw American forces from Iraq if the new government that is elected on Sunday asked him to do so, but that he expected Iraq’s first democratically elected leaders would want the troops to remain as helpers, not as occupiers.
Bush has now been asked to withdraw. Will he stick to his word?
(Thanks to reader chill for the tip.)
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Of course he will. He says what he means, and he means what he says... Right?
November 22nd, 2005 at 11:31 amI wonder what the administration’s plan will be in coming year?
“Swift dramatic action from a steadfast leader†when codpiece annouces “our mission has been accomplished, the terrorists are in retreat. It is time for us to withdraw from Iraq.â€
Will it help with the 2006 midterms? Remember, they CAN NOT LOSE EITHER THE HOUSE OR SENATE, if they do they whole can of sh*t of GOP governence will be exposed. So, how much of the constitution will be “set aside†to hold on to power? Because, loss of power would be fatal to them.
November 22nd, 2005 at 11:32 amThe Iraqis are "emboldening" the enemy!
November 22nd, 2005 at 11:34 amWe won't, cuz it's about the oil.
November 22nd, 2005 at 11:35 amBush? Keep his "word"? Which one? And I doubt even the easiest "word" could be kept by that guy!
Impeach Bush NOW!
November 22nd, 2005 at 11:36 amIf this is true (i trust it), will it be brought to his (or reporters/press secretary) attention today or tomorrow??
It better.
November 22nd, 2005 at 11:43 amFedup
Oil is secondary, holding power is primary. Without power their cronies will lose the oil contracts. With power there will be other options.
November 22nd, 2005 at 11:44 amThe original passage contains a typo, the word not was moved later in the passage... It was really
"President Bush said in an interview on Thursday that he would not withdraw American forces from Iraq if the new government that is elected on Sunday asked him to do so, but that he expected Iraq’s first democratically elected leaders would want the troops to remain as helpers, as occupiers."
Z.
November 22nd, 2005 at 11:45 amWill King George leave Iraq before he blows up al-Jazeera?
"...The Daily Mirror reported that Bush spoke of targeting Al-Jazeera's headquarters in Doha, Qatar, when he met Blair at the White House on April 16, 2004. The Bush administration has regularly accused Al-Jazeera of being nothing more than a mouthpiece for anti-American sentiments..."
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051122/ap_on_re_eu/britain_iraq
... BushCo targeted journalists and so far has gotten away with it. So what will now be reported about his promise to leave Iraq if asked? Or has the media been "put in it's place" through selected killings?
November 22nd, 2005 at 11:48 amBush will withdraw only if its proven illegal to be in Iraq. Since Iraqis are new to this process, they are not capable of deciding whats good for them.
November 22nd, 2005 at 11:51 amOK, who just dropped a weapon of mass confusion at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?
http://patrickjfitzgerald.blogspot.com
November 22nd, 2005 at 11:56 amI disagree with those who say Bu$h will not withdrawal. He will to ensure that power is retained here. Make no mistake, it is now about holding on to power in 2006. To let the Dems have subpoena power in either house of congress would be fatal to the GOP. Just look at what is happening without subpoena power investigations, and imagine what would happen if administration officials were compelled under oath to testify.
November 22nd, 2005 at 11:57 am"Bush has now been asked to withdraw. Will he stick to his word?"
Why start now?
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:00 pmOk, here is what we should do: Sell Iraq to the highest bidder. It would be good business. Not only would it help to pay back some of the expenses of this fiasco, but it would make it okay for us to get out of there while saving face. It would also put in place a new owner who has good motivation to stay for a while and clean the place up. For all the money we've spent on this mess, we are quite unwelcome there, and that is not going to change. If the current new Iraqi government wants to buy the place, thats great. they can have it. In the increasingly likely event that we end up unhappy with the new leadership that we are putting in place at great expense, we can just re-invade them a couple years down the road. You know, like how we armed Saddam then later decided that maybe hadn't been the best plan, so we went back over there and asked to get our toys back. I'm betting we might not be so keen the government thats going in now, so we should at least try to get some cash from them first to help defer the cost of our next war with them.
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:01 pmWithdrawl? I think he means pulling back to the recently built bases strategically placed to protect the oil fields and shipping. You know how they are with word meanings.
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:03 pm#10 What you said about the Iraqi people is an insult to them. The Iraqi people are smarter than the american over here.
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:03 pmThink Progress!!!!
You guys know this isn't the first time.
Here is Paul Bremer saying would leave back in May of 2004.
MSNBC
May 14, 2004
Bremer says U.S. will leave Iraq if new government asks
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4978361/
“If the provisional government asks us to leave we will leave,†Bremer said, referring to an Iraqi administration due to take power June 30. “I don’t think that will happen, but obviously we don’t stay in countries where we’re not welcome.â€
Here is a Boston Globe story from the next day.
Boston Globe
May 15, 2004
If asked, US says, it would leave Iraq
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/05/15/if_asked_us_says_it_would_leave_iraq/
"''We're there to support the Iraqi people and protect them and the new government," Powell said at a news conference with other foreign ministers from the Group of Eight nations. ''I have no doubt the new government will welcome our presence and am losing no sleep over whether they will ask us to stay."
But were the new government to say it could handle security, ''then we would leave," Powell said."
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:05 pmThe recent elections chilled the GOP ~ it's clear the reaction was to move away from bush/cheney. There is no doubt that losing control of congress would be a bush/cheney nightmare and this is all about turning a failure into a "success." Wait to see if they exit request includes leaving the bases ~ No way the neo-cons will agree to give up a military presence in Iraq....!
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:06 pmShrubby
Yes, but that still be framed as a victory. He has to do something in the coming months or risk losing congress. So he will do something soon.
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:07 pmI think #10 thinks he is training dogs to stay in the yard.
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:08 pmPeople, the only way to ensure that the administration is dealt with is to continuously contact your congressman and senators on a bi-weekly basis. I have begun writting to them 2x a week. I ask them to provide an update to my questions and I include the original letter in the email.
Unless everyone does this, there is very little that the house and senate will do. Please be pro-active and contact them with questions you have and DEMAND that the president and vice president be impeached. They lied, or at least provided false information, to the house and senate and that is a direct violation of the constitution (an impeachable offense). This is not lying about getting a blow job in the WH, this has caused over 2000 lives.
Stop pussy footing around and just complaining. Do something that can make a difference.
Dear Senator Levin:
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:08 pmI am writing because I am really bothered and upset that our representatives have allowed the WH and it’s administration to perform all of the lies and mis-conducts it has without question. I thought that the people in the House and Senate were suppose to be representing the American people and not the WH or their own needs.
Here are some facts that I am wondering why no one is even interested in getting answers too.
1) Why was the WTC detonated. Yes they were brought down by explosives. I am an engineer and the WTC collapses breaks all physics rules for a natural collapse. There is ABSOLUTELY no way a building can collapse at a free fall rate without assistance. The WTC’s fell at about 16 seconds. That is only 5 seconds longer than if you were to drop a brick from the top of the WTC’s. This is Impossible. The resistance of each floor would have added at least 1 second per floor for a collapse. So given that there were 100 floors, that would mean that the towers should have fallen somewhere around 1 minute total. Also, there is no way they would have fell down on it’s self. It would have shifted to one side or the other. In fact, it did as it started to fall. The top part of one of the towers did start to topple to one side, but then miraculously straightened it’s self on the way down. How can thousands of tons of metal stop from falling to one side without help? Also, WTC 7 was not hit by a plane and only sustained minor damage. Yet it collapsed in a controlled manner as well. There have been fires in buildings before that were hotter, yet they did not collapse. So why WTC 7? There were buildings all around the WTC’s, yet only those buildings collapsed. This is not an accident, this was planned. Perhaps it worked out that these planes were going to be hijacked and someone knew about it and just let it happen. It does not matter what the case is, more could have/should have been done to prevent more than 1 plane from hitting any building.
2) Where was the Air Force? I can understand the first plane perhaps getting by the confusion, and maybe even the second plane. However, there is no way that 4 planes can go that long without being intercepted by the AF. The plane that hit the pentagon flew for 45 minutes out of radar contact before hitting the Pentagon, not to mention that it was flying in restricted air space over Washington DC. This was not by accident! Someone prevented the AF from launching air craft to intercept these planes. There is only one place I can think of that has that kind of power, the WH.
3) The evidence needed to prove/dis-prove any allegations was conveniently destroyed. There was no true investigation into the matter, and what ever investigation was performed was not complete enough. From what I have heard and read, the 9/11 commission was blocked from seeing all of the needed/requested material, so how could they be expected to make an accurate conclusion. Everyone who has even been associated with 9/11 has been gagged, and why would that be? The reason is because the WH does not wish for the real story to be told. The video of the pentagon has not been released, there has been no video or stills taken of the WTC, except what the WH wants people to see. The mayor of NY ordered it illegal to take pictures of any sort of the area. Why? Because there might be some evidence caught on tape that they could not control.
I am not a conspiracy theorist. I look at the evidence and draw conclusions. The largest evidence regarding 9/11, and strongly supports that our country was attacked by people within the government, are items 1 and 2 of above.
As a representative of the people, I expect that something is done about this now. This has been brushed under the rug long enough and our country is being hijacked by people who do not have any concern for the American people and are only looking after their own interests.
I demand that the house begins impeachment proceedings on President Bush and Vice President Cheney. By falsely linking AlQueda to Sadam and presenting partial information to the House and Senate, they have broken the law of the constitution. This is an offense which warrants impeachment. I do not affiliate myself to any political party, and I vote for the best person. I have seen nothing from this Administration but dishonesty, and betrayal to the American public. It is your duty as a representative to do something about this, and I expect you to do your job.
One other thing… I watched Congressman Weldon the other day state “There is a Cover up†regarding 9/11 on TV, so I know that people are asking questions but they are being blocked by the WH. He has supposedly instructed the IG to begin a criminal investigation into the matter. What is the status of this criminal investigation?
I look forward to your actions and your reply.
Regards
Bush is a genius!! Can't you guys see!??? He stood by his word! He is a uniter, not a divider! The American people are coming together against him and the Iraqi leaders are uniting against him as well! Way to go Bush! Woooooo!!
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:16 pmRemoveBush
Your conspiracy theory not withstanding, don't you think that it is more relevant to look at the concrete. Like how the administration was negligent in pre 911? Or how they hyped the Iraqi threat? Or better yet, focus on 2006 and getting back to power?
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:19 pmBeen there, done that:
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:22 pmhttp://www.harpers.org/BaghdadYearZero.html
How about the fact that the Iraqis have wanted us out of Iraq for a long time.
USA Today
April 30, 2004
Poll: Iraqis out of patience
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2004-04-28-poll-cover_x.htm
"But while they acknowledge benefits from dumping Saddam a year ago, Iraqis no longer see the presence of the American-led military as a plus. Asked whether they view the U.S.-led coalition as "liberators" or "occupiers," 71% of all respondents say "occupiers.""
This is the reason the Iraqis asked us to leave frist thing. They weren't worried about feeding the hungry, getting infrastructure back up and running, or pumping oil.
The most important thing for them is the US leaving.
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:23 pm#15 & 25
The problem is that people like Osama bin Laden have Billions of dollars at their disposal. What woul dhappen if bi Laden just bought Iraq? :/
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:25 pmSpudge Boy
I believe this why the neo-media has all but ignored what should be a bomb shell today. They lump it all together with "that Iraq problem" ou there.
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:26 pmBush has now been asked to withdraw. Will he stick to his word?
Of couuse not, his word(s) have never had any significance. For me anyway.
Off topic: He so deserved that attempt to exit through the locked/fake doors with everyone laughing at him. His spoiled little rich punk ass had to be steamin' after his 'escape'! Must've been flippin' the bird all the way down the hall. Countdown was a hoot last nite with that as the #1 story. lmfao
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:29 pmAs the "wealthy" Billy Ray Vallentine (Eddie Murphy) says to the overstayed party guests in "Trading Places",
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:32 pm............ "GET ....THE F*CK........ OUT"
#28
I heard Ted Koppel blasting the ABC over Nightline on NPR this morning. His executive producer was on also and blast ABC also.
Ted said that Nightline doesn't do investigative reporting any longer and that the news is only tailored to what the advertisers want reported.
He went on to say that this is the reason why you have missing girls in Aruba as our headline every night for three weeks, when there are much more important stories to be told.
Here is the link:
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:35 pmNPR
November 22, 2005
Producer Bettag Bids Farewell to 'Nightline'
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5022697
You're wondering if the chimp will "keep his word", will "live up to his promise"????
Why would he part with tradition now?
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:43 pmIt finally ocurred to me who the real G.Bush is: A talented comedian!
Do you catch his act in China with the locked door. Very comical indeed!
And what does a comic crave? Laughter.
So encourge him by laughing very loudly when he speaks.
Garr
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:49 pmHEY #22 - I agree that 9/11 was intentional, but a couple of things that make it even worse than your scenario:
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:51 pmA: The Pentagon - where were the wings? That was no plane, that was a missile. Why else did they confiscate the videos? But not all, I have seen one online showing a cylindrical object, no wings visible, moving perfectly horizontal to the ground before punching a nice neat hole inthe (coincidentally empty!) section of the Pentagon. No wings, no debris, no reason to think it was a plane.
B: Al Quaeda doesn't actually exist. It is the name of a database operated by the CIA and the Saudis (Bush's buddies) since the 70s, to track the shipments of arms and cash to the Afghanis fighting the Soviets. It has become a wonderful boogyman to scare the public with.
The B above is something I got while following a recent thread here on TP, it is truly frightening.
Bush and his cronies planned and executed 9/11.
So why take these murderers at their word?
Isn't one of the reasons, why Bush Co won't leave Iraq, is they see Iran, as the hungry wolf, at the door, ready to pounce, once we leave? Personally, I was against going in, the first time around. I think it's the biggest fiasco, this admin. has created. I know, at one time, Dubya was making noises at Iran, but have heard little since. Anyone care to update me. And does anyone feel that Iran will sneak or run boldly to take over, if and when we leave.
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:57 pmI'd like to see Scotty squirm when asked if the Prez will keep his word and leave.
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:58 pmWhen do they show him? I assume it's on C-Span?
Thanx!
Bush said he would withdraw U.S. forces if...
A Think Progress reader reminds us something Bush said earlier this year:
November 22nd, 2005 at 1:22 pmThis directly contradicts Bush's earlier statement that there will be no leaving of Iraq as long as he is president.
November 22nd, 2005 at 1:22 pm#24, These are my questions, as I have said write your own questions to your house and senate representatives and ask them the question not me. If everyone here who has something to say would do this then I think that we would begin to see some changes in washington. Until then though, the Bushies will continue to do what every they want because they know that they will not get any real opposition.
Yes, my statements may sound like a "conspiracy theory", but look at the evidence. If you are not an engineer or have a stong engineering background, then I suggest that you pick up some books on physiscs and learn how gravity works and how fast things can fall.
Ask yourself this, how can only the buildings of WTC fall???? No other buildings surrounding WTC fell at all. WTC 7 fell in a controlled manner and it only had minor fire damage. How is this possible????
Where was the Air Force on this day??? In no other time in American history has any plane been alowed to fly more than 10 minutes out of contact of ATC. So why on 9/11 did 4 planes get this priviledge? And NEVER has any plane been allowed to fly into restricted air space of DC, so why was it allowed on 9/11?
Why is anyone who has knowledge of 9/11 been gagged and not allowed to talk to anyone, not even the House or Senate????
Things are not adding up, unless you just ignore them and that is what the WH is hopping and guess what that is happening.
If people were to ask similar questions about these and other situations, then the WH would be impeached and all of those individuals would probably go to jail for murder, conspiracy to commit murder, treason, etc.
So you see it is in the best interrest of the WH to squash anyone who asks questions.
All I am proposing is that you find questions that you feel are important and ask them vigurously.
November 22nd, 2005 at 1:38 pmI'm sorry but Scotty will be unable to comment on an ongoing combat zone. You'll have to wait and ask your questions after the United States withdrawal (somewhere around 2012 and moving up).
November 22nd, 2005 at 2:14 pmBush said he would leave when asked because he was conducting the "reconstruction" in Iraq so they would not be ready to ask for a long time -- time enough for Bush's friends to be all set to run the economy of Iraq.
November 22nd, 2005 at 2:18 pmWill the MSM hold Bush' feet to the fire on his declaration? Don't hold your breath. Regardless of anything else, they are joined at the hip with the Bushies.
Everything will be skewed now to keeping the Democrats from a landslide in toppling every Republican up for reelection.
Marie I sure hope we can take back the House and Senate next year. I hope in WI we can get old Sensenbrenner out of office. I attend on helping the candidate that will be running against him. He has been in the House to long.
November 22nd, 2005 at 2:37 pm... and you expect him to keep his word? he also said we'd find WMD
November 22nd, 2005 at 2:44 pmand Saddam and OBL were friends
and we would capture OBL
and (the ringer): I'll fire anyone involved in the leak
(which morphed into I'll fire anyone convicted of a crime in the leak case)
another laugher: we don't comment about ongoing investigations (until the repuglican tool, woodward, testified and tried to clear scooter... then EVERYONE commented on that "ongoing investigation"...)
if this guy gave me directions to the bathroom, i'd confirm and corroborate with at least three sources from outside his administration.
sure he'll keep his word. it will just take him 10 to 20 years to do it.
November 22nd, 2005 at 2:49 pm@ 22 you're so right, but there is a lot more the american people don't know of, much much more!
November 22nd, 2005 at 2:52 pmGood for the Iraqis. We are losing over there anyway. Hell, we deserve to lose! Bush just doesn't get it.
November 22nd, 2005 at 3:00 pmWe're never leaving. We've already built 14 US military bases over there. The Imperialistic US in in Iraq for the long haul. Gotta protect our precious israel.
November 22nd, 2005 at 3:08 pmIts time to mention it ( you have been asked make a timetable to withdraw from iraq )to Bush and the media and the American Population... Just hurry up and leave I really hope that you lose the oil contracts and the re building contracts and this war cost 270 billion dollars to the american tax payer as a lesson for letting such an arse into your presidency ...Dont make any difference to me as i will still not be drinking coco cola or buying any American products till you get rid of that maniac president....even then America will need to reverse the damage done....join the war crimes commitie in the Hague...Kyoto Aggreement and stop walking out of Racist meetings in Johanaberg...in fact everything the world does to try and help ...you ignore ...ONLY when you sort America out will I spend money towards your ecconomy.........Bill from london
November 22nd, 2005 at 3:16 pmOne more thing what the hell are you Americans eating is there something funny in your food stuffs that makes you an ignorant race or like totally intellectually retarded apart from micheal moore you Americans are a couple biscuits short of a full packet
November 22nd, 2005 at 3:21 pmAdmin's 'Out' For Timetable
Hmm... how very interesting, seems the admin has a perfect 'out' now that pressure at home is growing, they can save face by suggesting 'we're leaving cuz they want us to'. Uh huh, ...
November 22nd, 2005 at 3:35 pmYea, well, bushco would love to withdraw, except for an overlooked report called The Spoils of War in todays Independent (online edition).
Gee, where have I heard the term War for Oil before.....
November 22nd, 2005 at 3:53 pm"One more thing what the hell are you Americans eating is there something funny in your food stuffs that makes you an ignorant race or like totally intellectually retarded apart from micheal moore you Americans are a couple biscuits short of a full packet."
We like to think of it as the Kool Aid, Bill. A sizeable portion of the voting population seems to be adicted to it. Pretty sad, politics has become like a daily sporting event here. Think of it in terms of Manchester United fans against Liverpool fans. Irregardless of how your team may be comprised of dirty, cheating losers...you'd never change your allegience to your club.
Of course, that's precisely what our criminal class of Republicans want. That's why they play the divisive social issues card every chance they get. We figured it out a long time ago, the Kool Aid drinkers are still on their reality denying bender.
November 22nd, 2005 at 4:16 pmDon't think for a minute its to protect Israel. The iraqi occupation (and future syrian campaigns, iranian campaigns) are to protect Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE from potential attack.
We've been mouth-whores to the Saudis since oil was discovered there.
The only reason we still support israel is because a bunch of christian nut cases here think jesus won't come back if the muslims own Jerusalem.
November 22nd, 2005 at 4:25 pmDear Usamma Bin Laden if you are reading this please dont hit new york again they seem like nice people...please nuke texas with bush in it if you cannot get a nuke then antrax will do ........that way you get to his core vote
November 22nd, 2005 at 4:58 pmBush Withdrawl???...I thought he practiced abstinence
November 22nd, 2005 at 5:23 pmSounds like Bush finally has an exit strategy. How ingenous and well thought out. I'm so proud to have such a deep thinking Republican in office.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but what if Chalibi tells him "no way, Jose!" I mean, would the Iraqi politico's be willing to the end of the millions of dollars in graft and corruption payoffs they are getting from the US?
As a rightwinger, I'm with Halliburton on this and say we need to "stay the course" until the gravy train dries completely up.
November 22nd, 2005 at 5:35 pm#48 & 49
Bill, wrong site. you need to go post that for the right wing folks to see. The regulars here don't want bush in office and never did.
November 22nd, 2005 at 6:11 pmTime to Leave
The Republicans don't endorse Jack Murtha's call for a troop withdrawal from Irag, but the Iraqi government does. All questions about the legitimacy of the war in Iraq are now moot. President Bush has explicitily said that we would withdraw...
November 22nd, 2005 at 7:38 pmTimetables, timetables....
Now leaders in the Iraqi government have called for "the withdrawal of foreign troops according to a timetable, through putting in place an immediate national program to rebuild the armed forces ... control the borders and the security situation." Ir...
November 22nd, 2005 at 8:06 pmI-RIGHT-I and MIGHTY APHRODITE are KKKers. Check out Post No. 188 here: http://thinkprogress.org/2005/11/22/schmidt-marine/
November 22nd, 2005 at 8:58 pm#61, That explains a lot about those two.
November 22nd, 2005 at 9:22 pm#59
"The Republicans don’t endorse Jack Murtha’s call for a troop withdrawal from Irag,"
Rep Murtha never called for a withdrawl. He wanted to put forth a resolution to redeploy our troops. There is a big difference.
November 22nd, 2005 at 9:39 pmHey SpudgeBoy-
I think that post is a link you are responding too...
November 22nd, 2005 at 10:48 pm:-)
#64
I am directly commenting on the first sentence of of SLant Truth's posting.
"The Republicans don’t endorse Jack Murtha’s call for a troop withdrawal from Irag, but the Iraqi government does."
I went to his site and that is the same exact first sentence of his blog posting.
That first sentence is incorrect.
I posted there too. We'll see if it makes it up to the site.
November 22nd, 2005 at 11:07 pmI have a comment. Why do the Iraqi's have to ask Bsuh anything? It's a sovereign nation, right? Did anyone hear Bush ask the Iraqi people if it would be ok to remove evil Saddam from power? Wouldn't the world be better off had it been evil Bush who was removed from power? Does Bush ask anyone anything before he does his busy-ness? He didn't even ask his own people if they were ok with him 'winning' (read as stealing) the 2000 election? Were his religious friends ok with him starting a cold war for all the wrong reasons instead of turning the other cheek on 9/11? Nobody is ok with Bush not asking questions for all the missteps he does. But for all the ones in despair I have something to keep you warm at night: "It's less bad to have some injustice done to you, than it is to be and live injust."
November 23rd, 2005 at 7:23 amWhats happening the story from aljazeeras "asking for Americans to set a withdrawal of troops" HAS not been on any the mainstream media apart from Micheal Moore and also Yahoo News ....... IT HAS BEEN BLANKED BY AMERICAN POLITICIANS the reason is here the spoils of war http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article328526.ece
Next month the oil contracts are due to be drawn up IS THIS WHY
November 23rd, 2005 at 10:02 amCompanies waiting in the wings for Iraqi riches... this is also inetersting reading explaining why all major news groups are withholding the story of Iraq asking the US to set a timetable for withdrawing troops .....After next month's elections, when a new Iraqi government takes over and contracts are signed it will become clearer how much oil was part of London and Washington's pre-war plans.
read here http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article328527.ece
November 23rd, 2005 at 10:18 am#12 I love you!
November 23rd, 2005 at 12:55 pmWhy is it okay for the Iraqi's to tell the U.S. to withdraw, but when the American public wants the same thing, Bush calls it "cut and run"? Shouldn't the president follow the will of his own citizens and not that of foreign governments?
November 25th, 2005 at 2:44 amWe're not going to leave Iraq for at least 15-20 years. There is an oil industry that is incredibly lucrative, and has been neglected for decades.
Besides, it is better to fight the terrorists "over there", than here in the good ole US of A, right? Nevermind that the terrorism did not exist in Iraq until we invaded and occupied it. But what the hell, imperialism is messy sometimes....
November 25th, 2005 at 12:32 pmWho said the Reps. won't be reelected...the wide spread voter fraud and trickery in the last two elections show that THEY WILL BE IN OFFICE AGAIN.
Votes are manipulated to reflect the result they want.
But then again, maybe he will just suspend the Constitution and STAY in office.
November 25th, 2005 at 4:36 pmI personally think that Bush is a lier. Im now going to be joining the Marine corp in 3 moths and i will either go and fight for our US of A or he did stick to his word so we shall see.
March 29th, 2006 at 2:54 pmart exhibition
art exhibition
March 19th, 2008 at 10:05 pm