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devilgrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-21-05 01:37 AM
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Four more years???? F*** that sh*t!!!
Army Planning for Four More Years in Iraq :wtf:

By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer 11 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - The Army is planning for the possibility of keeping the current number of soldiers in Iraq — well over 100,000 — for four more years, the Army's top general said Saturday.

In an Associated Press interview, Gen. Peter Schoomaker said the Army is prepared for the "worst case" in terms of the required level of troops in Iraq. He said the number could be adjusted lower if called for by slowing the force rotation or by shortening tours for soldiers.

Schoomaker said commanders in Iraq and others who are in the chain of command will decide how many troops will be needed next year and beyond. His responsibility is to provide them, trained and equipped.

more: http://us.rd.yahoo.com//mymod/ldpht/sty/*http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&u=/ap/20050821/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/army_chief_interview_8

F*** THIS STUPID WAR AND IT'S SUPPORTERS!
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Dynasty_At_Passes Donating Member (254 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-21-05 01:39 AM
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1. Its much worse then that, it'll be 12 years.....
The country will have to use military for at least 12 years just to keep from collapsing. The most that can happen is bring the current troops home and relocate the other military reserves at this point.
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Wetzelbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-21-05 01:44 AM
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2. that is at least
If we are to do what the administration wanted to do we would never leave.
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PatriotMom Donating Member (310 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-21-05 01:46 AM
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3. We must have a revolution in this country....
Or we will deserve what we get.
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OKDem08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-21-05 04:49 AM
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5. Welcome to DU
PatriotMom :hi:

I wonder if their plans involve implementation of a draft? I almost wish it would occur so that those advocating continuation of this war would actually have to commit something other than verbal or tacit consent.
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autorank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-21-05 01:50 AM
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4. Millions of Iraqi's have automatic weapons, it's their deal, have for year
...so let's take a page out of the NRA's magazine, "The Armed Citizen" column. Seems if you've got a weapon at home, not much happens to you when people try to invade your property.:sarcasm: Well, with all these Iraqi gun owners, can't they take care of themselves? Maybe we could buy more weapons or just let them go to that arms depot Rummy decided was less important to guard than the oil ministry. Wow, this is really screwed up.

Out soldiers have been screwed and the promise to use force only when needed for our national defense has been broken.

Well, this certainly sucks, doesn't it.
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SuniSurf Donating Member (53 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-21-05 05:10 AM
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6. Possible reason why they need 4 more years

Excerpt:

Bush knows that if he talked to Cindy Sheehan, she would demand that he withdraw from Iraq now.

But Bush has no intention of ever pulling out of Iraq. The US is building the largest CIA station in the world in Baghdad. And Halliburton is busily constructing 14 permanent US military bases in Iraq.


www.truthout.org/docs_2005/081805I.shtml


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Solar Donating Member (261 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-21-05 05:14 AM
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7. Well at the very least
Edited on Sun Aug-21-05 05:14 AM by Solar
Well at the very least, they're planning for it. It beats the "smiles and flowers" crap that constituted the piss poor 'planning' before the war.
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