Obama Sets End of Iraq Combat For August 31st

eldavojohn writes "President Barack Obama has announced that on August 31st the United States will cease all combat operations in Iraq, although 50,000 troops will remain until the end of 2011. It's been a long seven-and-a-half years, with no guarantee of this announcement actually signifying the end of violence. Pundits are already speculating on whether or not this withdrawal speech is 'Mission Accomplished 2.' It's possibly the most significant confirmation of and commitment to a withdrawal the world will hear from the United States in Iraq."

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Re:Horsecock and sodomy

[Zero__Kelvin]

Why was this modded as flamebait?

Re:End of violence?

[Anonymous Coward]

>Violence isn't the problem, extricating US troops is the problem.

Moving the vehicles is a hidden, really tragic problem. In order to move the forces, we consume almost the entire planet's yearly production of mahogany, for the plywood. It's really a horrible waste of the bet wood that there is. Yeah, I'm actually more upset about that than I am about soldiers getting killed. Soldiers grow back, forests don't.

Re:Finally

[Crudely_Indecent]

Maybe you should read this briefing paper.

And this is related to I.T. or internet, how ?

[unity100]

question is in the title.