US on track for Iraq troop drawdown: Biden

[Scurrilous]

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"The United States remains on track for its drawdown in troops from Iraq by August despite the political stalemate in Baghdad, US Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview broadcast on Sunday.

"There is a transition government. There is a government in place that's working," Biden told ABC's "This Week" when asked if the US administration can meet its commitment to end its combat mission in August

"Iraqi security is being provided by the Iraqis, with our assistance. We're going to have -- still have 50,000 troops there. We will have brought home 95,000. There is no one in the military who thinks there's any reason we can't do that."

Biden acknowledged the difficulties among Iraqi parties in reaching a power-sharing agreement but said this would not affect the US drawdown.

"I don't have a doubt in my mind that we'll be able to meet the commitment of having only 50,000 troops there and it will not in any way affect the physical stability of Iraq," he said."

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[w8liftinglady]

1. that's great...but will they get to do THIS next?

US to increase troops in Afghanistan by 40%

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=112651§ionid=351020403

Newly in Iraq, soldiers going to Afghanistan

http://www.armytimes.com/news/2009/04/ap_army_troops_afghanistan_042009/


For First Time, More US Troops in Afghanistan than Iraq
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/05/for-first-time-more-us-troops-in-afghanistan-than-iraq.html

Setbacks Cloud U.S. Plans to Get Out of Afghanistan
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/15/world/asia/15military.html

[Radical Activist]

2. Impressive.

And encouraging.

[gateley]

3. Excellent! Whew! God I hate Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld. nt