All troops out of Iraq by years's end

[Locutus]

Sources tell ABC News that the president will announce today that US troops in Iraq will draw down to zero by the end of the year.
A White House official says that at approximately 11:30am today, President Obama convened a secure video conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to talk with him about this news.
-Jake Tapper and Luis Martinez




http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politic...-of-us-troops-in-iraq-to-zero-by-end-of-year/




Obama: 'America's war in Iraq will be over' at year's end – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

 

[petros]

What about contracted SoFs?

 

[EagleSmack]

What about contracted SoFs?

I guess that will be up to them. There is good money to be had in that.

 

[DurkaDurka]

I guess that will be up to them. There is good money to be had in that.

I think you would have to be a bit nuts to contract over there without some friendly military to back you up.

 

[EagleSmack]

I think you would have to be a bit nuts to contract over there without some friendly military to back you up.

So true. I'd be packing my black bag and heading home too.

Original thread started by OP.

 

[Highball]

GREAT DECISION!!! Now lets see if he will stick to the decision. We have immediate family (2) in different areas and both are under attack nightly. I thought the hostilities had ended? Maybe a bit of a DOD oversight????

 

[Icarus27k]

In celebration, let's sing "American Pie".

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[EagleSmack]

GREAT DECISION!!! Now lets see if he will stick to the decision. We have immediate family (2) in different areas and both are under attack nightly. I thought the hostilities had ended? Maybe a bit of a DOD oversight????

Maybe they can finish up there... go home for a couple weeks... then gear up for Uganda.