Troops going back to Iraq

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Originally Posted by PaulS

Do you know who negotiated the time table for the 2011 withdrawal? What was the political reason?

If you don't announce the time table, how do you do it - people just wake up in the morning and whole bases that were filled up with 000s of tanks, trucks, and 0,000s of troops have disappeared overnight?

I would assume the Administration that was in power? The Political reason, imho, was so Obama could fill his campaign promise.

You don't announce it. It just gives the enemy the time to sit back on their heels,regroup ,and make plans for what they will do after the withdrawal.
Kinda like what's happening now?

I stand corrected on the first statement, but standby the public announcement giving the enemy
the advantage of waiting out the time. Even gave isis the time to complete a yearbook of their accomplishments. They were so organized and ready they were able to capture Humvees and worse Stinger Missiles capable of bringing down commercial jets.

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