Renamed Combat Brigades Carry on in Iraq

[The Straight Story]

Renamed Combat Brigades Carry on in Iraq


In order to fulfill his promise to the American people that all U.S. combat units would be withdrawn from Iraq by August 31 of this year, President Barack Obama’s Department of Defense has simply altered the designation of brigades from “combat” to “advise and assist.” In truth, nearly 50,000 combat soldiers will remain in the country, having been regrouped into
seven Advise and Assist Brigades, along with two National Guard infantry brigades being kept around “for security,” and two combat aviation brigades.

The first Advise and Assist Brigade, the 4th Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Armoured Division from Fort Bliss, Texas, arrived in Iraq in the spring.

As Kenneth M. Pollack of the Brooking Institution put it in The Washington Post, “American troops in Iraq will still go into harm’s way. They will still accompany Iraqi units on combat missions—even if only as ‘advisers.’ American pilots will still fly combat missions in support of Iraqi ground forces. And American special forces will still face off against Iraqi terrorist groups in high-intensity operations. For that reason, when American troops leave their bases in Iraq, they will still, almost invariably, be in full ‘battle rattle’ and ready for a fight.”

http://www.allgov.com/US_and_the_World/ViewNews/Renamed_Combat_Brigades_Carry_on_in_Iraq_100824

[ixion]

1. All that ever changes is the window dressing

behind the scenes, the puppet masters remain the same.

[Junkdrawer]

2. You noticed that too? n/t

[Renew Deal]

14. Do you know how to add?

144,000 soldiers in Iraq when Obama took office minus 94,000 removed since he took office=50,000 currently.

50,000-50,000 removed by January 2012=0 Soldiers in iraq in 2012.

You should spend more time with a calculator and less time with interior design.

[ixion]

17. And double the number of "private contractors"

woohoo!!

:eyes:

If you believe that we are actually going to leave Iraq, then I've got a bridge to sell you. :rofl:

[Barack2theFuture]

3. I have an idea!

Let's call them Santa Claus Troops!

The US has a Santa Claus mission in Iraq!

That will really make everyone love us!

[anarch]

5. hey yeah! and instead of "killing" we can say "liberating"

"We've liberated millions of Iraqis! Operation Iraqi Liberation has been so successful to date, we must stay the course, and make sure the Santa Claus brigade and all the other liberation troops remain there as long as it takes until all Iraqis are liberated."

[Barack2theFuture]

10. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi children, women and men

will NEVER BE HUNGRY AGAIN!

[Regret My New Name]

19. lol... Don't give them any ideas.

[TheKentuckian]

4. Come on people we're trying to relabel and declare victory here!

It doesn't matter what is going on or how much resources are pissed into the sand but how we label such.

[blindpig]

6. They take us to be fools

Anyone who is not insulted by this transparent lie has no self respect.

[JoseGaspar]

9. Say what?

Ain't been no respect of self since... Iran-Contra, Invading Grenada, the PATCO strike, NAFTA, Welfare Reform, the privatization of Fannie Mae, Vietnam, Henry Kissinger, Zbig, Iraq, Iraq again, Rahm, Lebanon, the Congo, Proposition (name one here), Panama, Torture, Karl Rove, Somalia, Gitmo, Right-to-Work, Election Fraud, the end of Affirmative Action, Southie, Katrina, the BP spill...

Transparent lies are the norm.

Within a week, someone will post here on the great victory of getting the Combat Troops out of Iraq...

[blindpig]

18. Yeah, well,...

OK

[NightWatcher]

7. When is the next Newspeak Dictionary due out, brother?

[amandabeech]

8. Sometimes it seems like I learned everything that I need to know about contemporary war

by watching Walter Cronkite during Viet Nam.

[bvar22]

11. And some DUers insist Obama doesn't have a Magic Wand.

***POOF****50,000 Combat Troops magically transformed into 50,000 Non-Combat Troops....

Now THATS a Magic Wand!
:patriot:

[KG]

12. + infinity

[readmoreoften]

13. +1

[TBF]

15. It's all in the marketing... nt

[Regret My New Name]

20. Ehnn. yeah. I'm curious what the numbers were last month compared to this month...

At least tell it like it is and stop insulting our intelligence.

[n2doc]

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