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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 01:51 PM Original message |
US Forces Drawing Down in Iraq |
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noamnety (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:00 PM Response to Original message |
1. Correction: It's not 77,500 US personnel. |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:31 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. I gave it a rec because I want it to be true |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. Great job drawing down |
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NJmaverick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. Down to almost half the peak numbers |
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no limit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
4. I actually did not know that. Great news! |
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shotten99 (478 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
5. I just hope people realize that there will never be a complete withdrawal. |
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unhappycamper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
6. woo hoo |
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Hydra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 11:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
28. Oh, no, that's not how it works |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
7. Question: Have any of them been sent to Afghanistan, instead? |
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happy_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:33 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. deaths in Afghanistan have skyrocketed |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
8. Just as he said he would do, I believe. |
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KonaKane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. This is going to come as a horrible let down to the usual suspects. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. When it does, I"m sure the complaints will continue. |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:47 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Obama can't please everyone, so I hope that he just does what he thinks is right. nt |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. I strongly suspect that there's much more he'd like to do, |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 04:04 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. Absolutely. |
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Cant trust em (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 06:31 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. Republicans and conservative democrats. nt |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 09:32 AM Response to Reply #8 |
30. No, that goalpost has been moved twice. |
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KonaKane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
9. Hey you can't post that here. It's complimentary of Obama. |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
12. and the troop buildup in Afghanistan continues |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:50 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Which Obama said he'd do as a candidate. |
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MineralMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Why, so he did. He did say he'd do that. |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 03:16 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. I can understand people who voted for him disagreeing with him ... |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 04:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Who said anything about being surprised or duped? I certainly didn't! |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 03:04 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. steadfast and resolute |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
17. k&r |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
20. Trooop strength in Iraq stood at 85,000 at the end of June, not 90,000 |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 09:41 AM Response to Reply #20 |
31. I was about to make the same correction. |
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Brooklyns_Finest (747 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
21. Great News |
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Scurrilous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
27. K & R |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-09-10 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
29. K&R n/t |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
32. As of June 30th, there were 85,000. |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 09:47 AM Response to Reply #32 |
33. The 77,500 number came from a WaPo article that is cited in the OP's linked blog article |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 10:05 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. I see. That is a great start to July, 7k+ out in the first week! |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-10-10 11:18 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. Yes it is. |
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