Reply #280: Try this to help your understanding:

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"That impasse makes Obama's speech at the White House on Friday less a dramatic surprise than simple confirmation of what had long been expected by observers of the moribund talks between the administration and the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, which believes its own security forces are more than up to the task of protecting the country from terror attacks originating within its borders or foreign incursions from neighboring countries." http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/10/us-troops-are-leaving-because-iraq-doesnt-want-them-there/247174/


Actually I blame Bush for starting the war in the first place and I'm very happy the remaining 39K troops in Iraq will be leaving for good by year's end. Finally. It's okay to celebrate that. Really.

I agree with those sentiments 100%.


It's rather sad that some people are so invested in their criticism of Obama that they can't celebrate this withdrawal without fragging him. That speaks more about you than I think you realize.

So pointing out the desired policy was maintaining a troop force in Iraq instead of a troop withdrawal and that this undesired withdrawal was agreed to three years ago and had nothing to do with Obama is me fragging him? If pointing out undeniable facts says more about me than I realize, I wonder what it says about you?