Hillary is delusional: no combat troops, but she would leave residual troops

[AzDar]

to fight 'al-quaeda in Iraq'.
So we would basically attempt to continue doing what we are allegedly doing right now, but with FEWER TROOPS?
Since I've concluded that she can't honestly subscribe to this bat-shit crazy strategy, I can only surmise that she's trying to have it both ways, and is talking serious smack.
No more Clintons! No more Bushes! No more taking it in our tushes!

[sjdnb]

1. Yeah - it's bat-shit crazy

But, these days those type of politics seem to work - not so much for Americans, but to achieve political ambitions and, in turn, provide 'friends with benefits' (aka contracts, immunity, etc.)

[tuckessee]

2. Will they get extra pay for serving in a "residual zone"?

Will the Army come out with a Residual Infantry Badge?

[AzDar]

4. Lol...that's a good question.

It's a truly baffling 'strategy'.

[tyedyeto]

3. Define 'residual'

Residual \Re*sid"u*al\, n. (Math.)
(a) The difference of the results obtained by observation, and by computation from a formula.
(b) The difference between the mean of several observations and any one of them.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)





Residual \Re*sid"u*al\ (r?-z?d"?-al), a.

Pertaining to a residue; remaining after a part is taken.

Residual air (Physiol.), that portion of air contained in the lungs which can not be expelled even by the most violent expiratory effort. It amounts to from 75 to 100 cubic inches. Cf. Supplemental air, under Supplemental.

Residual error. (Mensuration) See Error, 6
(b) .

Residual figure (Geom.), the figure which remains after a less figure has been taken from a greater one.

Residual magnetism (Physics), remanent magnetism. See under Remanent.

Residual product, a by product, as cotton waste from a cotton mill, coke and coal tar from gas works, etc.

Residual quantity (Alg.), a binomial quantity the two parts of which are connected by the negative sign, as a-b.

Residual root (Alg.), the root of a residual quantity, as (a-b).

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)


from: http://www.dictionary.net/residual


She's talking about unknowns or, in other words, just a lot of hot air.

[Bright Eyes]

5. She's not delusional.

She knows exactly what she's doing. She has no intention of bring the troops home(alive).

[AzDar]

7. Jeesus Christ, that's depressing.

:(

[Selatius]

6. The anti-war movement is basically fucked, is what Hillary is saying.

Some troops will come home, but ultimately, we'll still be there garrisoning a country that doesn't want us there.