"We've begun to end the war in Iraq."

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. . . President Obama on Wednesday.


yet, we keep doing this:


FRIDAY, U.S. soldiers shot and killed two men during a raid near the northern city of Tikrit. Soldiers opened fire after two suspects failed to heed orders to drop their weapons, the military said in a statement, adding that the men were suspected of planting roadside bombs.

Police officials in Tikrit said U.S. and Iraqi soldiers were targeting Arkan al-Shujairy, 26, a government employee. They said American soldiers opened fire on the man's cousin, Imad al-Shujairy, 27, a policeman, when he walked out of a house as troops were approaching. The soldiers later shot Arkan al-Shujairy inside the house, police said.

Fatin Abdel-Qader, a provincial council member, said local leaders consider the raid a violation of the security agreement.

"All military operations in the province should be implemented in coordination with the police and provincial government," she said. "If the Americans do not respond to this, we will end our relationships and dealings with them."

Maj. Bassim al-Hadithi, an official at the provincial security coordination center, said U.S. officials told him the raid was based on faulty intelligence. "They are apologizing for that," he said.


read: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/01/AR2009050100366_pf.html

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1. THIS is what the fuck we're waiting to leave for???

This is what Obama and the folks here who brush me off when I complain about the foot dragging in Iraq want us to wait (and wait) for?

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2. Six years

...and counting

x(

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3. It's nearly impossible to get an answer to this from supporters of his Iraq policy

I think they're hoping it'll all just go away. There's a special place in hell, I think, for folks who brush off these killings just to keep cheering Obama.

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4. Well, it will take time to collect all the flowers and "Thank You" cards from the survivors.

But, they might be prepared for the next wave in Afghanistan/Pakistan/Iran.