US troops may stay in Iraq after 2011

[redvand]

After meeting with Obama yesterday, the Iraqi PM said US troops may be staying longer than 2011. woot

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/07/2009723181757315574.html

[IraGlacialis]

Why am I not surprised at this?

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Not combat troops though right?

[pascalywood]

After meeting with Obama yesterday, the Iraqi PM said US troops may be staying longer than 2011. woot

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2009/07/2009723181757315574.html


Why are you so happy about this? Arent you tired of having fellow citizens getting killed or maimed?

[Shadowstorm]

Not surprised about it ethier, will be there for a while.

[IraGlacialis]

Not combat troops though right?
Well, Obama pretty much stated before while combat troops would be generally withdrawn, he would be willing to send them back at the Iraq gov's request.

[Soldat_Américain]

Basically it depends on the SOFA...if the Iraqi government wants to change the SOFA and it may, then US troops may stay in Iraq.

[gallegoc]

it's a foot hold in that part of the world, that umbrella of defence. We will never leave.

[cbiwv]

it's a foot hold in that part of the world, that umbrella of defence. We will never leave.

Bingo! It would be giving up a possible area to stage bombers,troops, and other equipment in a possible future war with a number of nations.

[PH961]

What type of sovereignity does the Iraqi "government" have?

[JBH22]

who thought US would be leaving hey there's OIL in IRAQ.
So the great US stays in iraq to protect the sovereign,demcocratic iRAQ

[PH961]

who thought US would be leaving hey there's OIL in IRAQ.

Of course oil was the main motivation of this war. It is not politically correct to say it, but it is the truth. As I see it there is no justification for the US to keep occupying Iraq. It was an illegal war from start to finish.

[Dragonscript]

Of course oil was the main motivation of this war. It is not politically correct to say it, but it is the truth. As I see it there is no justification for the US to keep occupying Iraq. It was an illegal war from start to finish.

We are still occupying Germany, Japan & South Korea also, why in the hell are we going to give Iraq back?

http://www.nasaa-home.org/baselocs.htm

By this list we also occupy Italy, UK, Spain and a few others. You want to add Finland to that list? The US has occupied so much of the world it's hard to keep it all straight.

[PH961]

why in the hell are we going to give Iraq back?
Of course you won't because there is oil there. Too bad for the Iraqis though. They will never see profits from those oil sales.

[gallegoc]

You guys keep bring up the oil issue how much oil do we even get from Iraq. It's all about postion, look at the big picture.

[PH961]

You guys keep bring up the oil issue how much oil do we even get from Iraq. It's all about postion, look at the big picture.
How does anyone know how much oil you really get from Iraq? You occupy the country. You can "import" oil from there with inpunity.

[redvand]

Of course you won't because there is oil there. Too bad for the Iraqis though. They will never see profits from those oil sales.
The Iraqi 2009 budget was 3 billion. Oil revenue Iraq recieved in June was 3.1 billion.

http://http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093261064

[gallegoc]

Man you really are closed minded up there in all that cold. The US only gets about 3-4% of it's oil from Iraq. You should play a came of chess, a learn a little about strategy.

[FullMetalJackass]

How does anyone know how much oil you really get from Iraq? You occupy the country. You can "import" oil from there with inpunity.


So how much are we importing? You keep making claims as if you know what you are talking about, have anything to back it up?

[gallegoc]

yeah, it's it called the internet. I use a web site called google, you type in a question or anything related to what you want to look up. In this case I typed " how much oil does the US import" or "percentage of oil US imports" even "oil US import ". Don't forget to use web site that end in .gov or .org. You don't want to bad info from .com or .net web sites.

[budgie]

So how much are we importing?

Not nearly as much as the neocons in the last administration hoped to when they cooked up their invasion.



We are still occupying Germany, Japan & South Korea also, why in the hell are we going to give Iraq back?



Because they're still trying to kill you?

[brainplay]

What type of sovereignity does the Iraqi "government" have?

Full and complete. They determine when we leave. They negociate what if we get bases, where the bases get to be, how many troops, and how much we will pay in rent. Its been noted during Bush's time and its being reaffirmed now. They want us there. They don't want to take any chances with their rookie security forces.


Of course oil was the main motivation of this war. It is not politically correct to say it, but it is the truth. As I see it there is no justification for the US to keep occupying Iraq. It was an illegal war from start to finish.


Of course you won't because there is oil there. Too bad for the Iraqis though. They will never see profits from those oil sales.

This ought to be a conspiracy theory by now. Oil revenue has been flowing into Iraq's coffers for a while now and there were even complaints that they were not paying enough for their own aid and equipment because they were making so much. Heck even China is getting in on the act. One sad fact though....the oil they pull up mostly goes to China. While it will affect OPEC prices only a small percentage will ever hit US shores. We get most of ours from South America.


Budgie man...seriously....you can't pick up chicks with this line anymore. It just doesn't work.

[deagle]

who didn't think that was coming ?

just like ***, pulling out too late is trouble.

[FlintHillBilly]

We get most of ours from South America.



Pretty sure we get "most of our oil or the majority" from Saudia Arabia. We do get alot of oil from Mexico and South America as well...

[BudW]

What Obama lied?

[Zoomie]

Pretty sure we get "most of our oil or the majority" from Saudia Arabia. We do get alot of oil from Mexico and South America as well...
Google is your friend. :roll: Here's the top 5:
Crude Oil Imports (Thousand Barrels per Day)
CANADA 1,889
MEXICO 1,196
SAUDI ARABIA 1,101
VENEZUELA 973
NIGERIA 623

[annihilation]

Of course oil was the main motivation of this war. It is not politically correct to say it, but it is the truth. As I see it there is no justification for the US to keep occupying Iraq. It was an illegal war from start to finish.


How is a war illegal? Did america not fill out the proper paperwork or on time? That is the dumbest statement people say all the time.

[FlintHillBilly]

Google is your friend. :roll: Here's the top 5:
Crude Oil Imports (Thousand Barrels per Day)
CANADA 1,889
MEXICO 1,196
SAUDI ARABIA 1,101
VENEZUELA 973
NIGERIA 623


The website i found differs from yours. Guess nobody knows where we get most of our oil..

[annihilation]

The website i found differs from yours. Guess nobody knows where we get most of our oil..


Most websites and information will state that our largest providers of oil is canada, mexico, and venezuela.

[FalseFlag]

Since the Saudis kicked the US Army out of their country not long ago, the US needs Iraq as their new base in the ME. Sadly, the functioning of the world relies on a steady supply of oil and so we need a stabilising presence in that crazy region.