U.S. Army Prepares for Iraqi stay until 2006

[Emillereid]

http://www.menewsline.com/stories/2003/november/11_17_1.html

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Army has been quietly preparing for a stay in Iraq until at least 2006.

U.S. officials said the Central Command has completed a series of contracts that guarantee services and supplies for the next three years. The officials said these contracts include deals with Kuwaiti and Turkish firms...

This should be the companion article to the one purporting that the US plans on handing over military authority to international forces. When pigs fly ...

[Brucey]

1. There are 2 reasons the military has to stay:

To protect the puppet, pro-US government from almost sure overthrow by Iraqis; and to keep profiteering for Bush-friendly corporations.

[sventvkg]

2. Which candidate says they will withdraw the troops and defer

to International control in IRaq? I believe Dean and Clark Both say that but who else did?

[jpgray]

6. I thought Dean advocated remaining under UN auspices? (nt)

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. You know things are changing so fast

that we may just leave becuase we have no choice, really

[neuvocat]

4. 90 days!!!

They said it would be 90 days!!!

(Wish I could say I'm surprised because I knew they would pull this stunt.)

[dbt]

5. 2006?!?!?!

Bit long for a Cakewalk, innit? Lyin' sonsabitches!

:grr:
dbt