Obama Iraq Speech To Signal Shift To Afghan Focus

Despite the 56,000 service personnel remaining, The New York Times reported this morning that a "remarkable civilian effort" would be required to fill the void left by the withdrawal, and suggested THE NUMBER OF PRIVATE SECURITY GUARDS (MERCENARIES) COULD DOUBLE (if they admit that, it's more accurate to say given past experience, 'quadruple' at least) over the next 18 months. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/19/world/middleeast/19withdrawal.html?_r=1&ref=global-home



Why?



Because as Iraqi Lieutenant General Babakir Zebari said, "If I were asked about the withdrawal, I would say to politicians: the US army must stay until the Iraqi army is fully ready. In 2020."



http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/19/iraq-last-combat-troops-leave



Obama's problem, our nation's problem, what has led to our downfall as a great nation and people, is this inability to be honest and straightforward.



We never went to Iraq for WMD, or to bring freedom and democracy to Iraqis, or even to remove Saddam Hussein (though that might be the deluded rationale for a white-knuckled drunk of a former US president's son).



Obama's presidency is already failed. And that's the real story here.
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