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coalition_unwilling

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24. A couple observations. Obama did not get us out of Iraq any faster than
Thu Dec 15, 2011, 05:27 PM
Dec 2011

Bush's timetable had proposed, IIRC. And, even then, Obama's administration would have liked for U.S. troops to stay in Iraq longer but could not reach an agreement on status of forces with the Iraqi government. A lot of Democrats voted for Operation Shocking and Awful.

That said, though, I think you may have a point and I would go even further and call it 'neo-con imperialism' (to distinguish it from the neo-isolationism of anti-imperialist Republicans like Ron and Rand Paul).

I guess they were out of rose petals. Jackpine Radical Dec 2011 #1
Now will they celebrate by continuing to butcher MellowDem Dec 2011 #2
Our troops were sent into Falllujah to butcher the citizens there lunatica Dec 2011 #8
I said nothing about them hating us... MellowDem Dec 2011 #10
And your over the top they'll-butcher-each-other comment is smart in other words? lunatica Dec 2011 #12
No, it's actually accurate... MellowDem Dec 2011 #20
Fallujah was a largely Sunni city, i.e., very little sectarian coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #19
"U.S. imperial ambitions" I do not believe you are right in calling it that because cstanleytech Dec 2011 #22
A couple observations. Obama did not get us out of Iraq any faster than coalition_unwilling Dec 2011 #24
Granted, he didnt pull us out right away like many of us wanted (myself included) cstanleytech Dec 2011 #25
These are the same people chrisa Dec 2011 #13
not civilians Samba Dec 2011 #15
NO I don't blame them. Mira Dec 2011 #16
They forgot about the new sixth service branch of our military JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2011 #3
Thanks, I missed the recent renaming /nt jakeXT Dec 2011 #27
They LUV us. emilyg Dec 2011 #4
Imagine that...n/t BeHereNow Dec 2011 #5
Well, there's improvement. We first destroyed Fallujah when they burned Blackwater mercenaries. . . Journeyman Dec 2011 #6
When does the cycle of excuses of bad behavior end though? cstanleytech Dec 2011 #23
That was the city that white phosphorus was used on Sea-Dog Dec 2011 #7
Yes. At the time lunatica Dec 2011 #9
Yes.. it turned the people into flaming torches, that water would not put out. Mira Dec 2011 #17
Are you sure it wasn't just boyscouts retiring flags again? Dragonbreathp9d Dec 2011 #11
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Bo Dec 2011 #14
These are our friend?(allies) says something about our enemies! dmosh42 Dec 2011 #18
Just to show them we should LiberalFighter Dec 2011 #21
Meanwhile, GWB happily lives out the rest of his life inside a gated community. bullwinkle428 Dec 2011 #26
I don't know how he can sleep at night with the blood of 4400 American soldiers on his hands and demosincebirth Dec 2011 #28
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