President Obama: Iraq War Ends August 31, 2010
U. S. President Barack Obama announced he will end America's combat in Iraq in 18 months, and will begin a new diplomatic era in the Middle East.
"Let me say this as plainly as I can: By August 31, 2010, our combat mission in Iraq will end," said the President.
Some of us clearly remember when America "won the war" under President George W. Bush on May 1, 2003. Victory was declared, and the war was supposedly over, except for the usual clean up. Supposedly.
This war has been filled with supposedlies. Iraq was invaded because of "Weapons of Mass Destruction" that Iraq supposedly had, or supposedly was building, or supposedly was thinking about building.
As further investigation showed, there were no such weapons or even the viability of building such weapons. And it's likely, if not yet proven in a court of law, those in charge in the United States and the United Kingdom knew there wasn't sufficient evidence to justify mounting an invasion.
Millions of people in various parts of the world protested the war even before it began on March 20, 2003. Rome had an anti-war rally of 3 million people, which the Guinness Book of Records sets as the largest anti-war rally in history.
After the attack, the premiere Russian newspaper Pravda called the invasion an act of terrorism.
Whatever you call it, it has not been successful. Some may recall that years before George W. Bush set out to invade Iraq, another U. S. president wisely decided such an invasion was not realistic, and would be doomed to almost certain failure. That president was George H. W. Bush.
But the son didn't listen to the wisdom of the father, and neither did the son's advisors. As a result a great number of people have died and many, many more are homeless.
Thankfully, President Obama at least plans to bring American service people home.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090228/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_iraq
Comments
So America is set on becoming a benevolent empire now instead of the evil empire? Damn. I was all set to sign up to become a Jedi.
Posted by: Frankly My Dear | February 28, 2009 06:59 AM
Don't burn your Jedi draft card yet, Frankly. Who knows who'll be in office in four years? If Obama can halfway fix the economy in that time, an almost impossible task, he'll be back in. If he can, we might see George Bush Jr. Jr.
Posted by: Mad Greg | March 2, 2009 07:49 AM
And you might see me move to Mexico.
Posted by: Orlando Bloomers | March 3, 2009 03:41 AM
Our leaders aren't perfect. I want the violence to stop same as anyone. But I don't like America withdrawing in defeat.
Posted by: Christian Andy | March 3, 2009 01:01 PM
America, Home of the Brave Invaders.
Posted by: Mad Greg | March 7, 2009 04:18 AM
america shouldn't have been there in the first place.
Posted by: FRRan | March 7, 2009 08:02 PM
Stop killing people! It's not nice!
Posted by: Jeffrey Mansfield | March 12, 2009 04:33 PM
I'll believe it when I see it.
Posted by: Skeptical Sam | March 14, 2009 07:06 PM
What is government for if not to kill people? Just the bad people of course. Good people never get killed in war.
Posted by: Big Freaking Karen | March 17, 2009 12:01 PM
Don't worry. The Empire of America will just attack somebody else. The government's not happy unless it's taxing and killing people.
Posted by: Queen Lifesaver | March 20, 2009 04:41 PM
Wow
Posted by: Vernon Avaritt | April 20, 2009 01:02 PM
Yay!!!! were finally getting out! This is good!
Posted by: Vernon Avaritt | April 20, 2009 09:06 PM