Iraqi: U.S. Troops Not Needed in 2 Years

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Iraqi: U.S. Troops Not Needed in 2 Years
By BARRY SCHWEID, AP Diplomatic Writer
18 minutes ago



WASHINGTON - Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said Friday he believes that within two years, there'll be no further need for U.S. forces there.

Praising U.S. forces for contributing to Iraq's emergence from hardline rule by Saddam Hussein, Talabani said, "We need American troops to intimidate our neighbors."

He warned that a quick withdrawal of American and multinational forces "could lead to the victory of the terrorists in Iraq and create grave threats to the region, the United States and the civilized world."

Holding a news conference after giving a speech at the Saban Center for Middle East policy, Talabani said: "We, and you, cannot afford to cede Iraq to the evil forces of terrorism and religious fanaticism. In two years, there will be no need for American forces."

President Bush's Iraq policy has fallen into greater disfavor in the United States, several polls have shown, and anti-war demonstrators led by Cindy Sheehan shadowed the president during his August vacation at his ranch in Texas. Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., actually has called for setting a deadline for the removal of U.S. military forces from Iraq, the first member of the Senate to do so.


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[louis-t]

1. ????????????

Distract, distract. Calling all distractors. Now is the time for all good distractors to come to the aid of your preznit.

[0007]

2. Yeah? What is the U.S. gonna do give the fourteen military installations

to the Iraqis? I don't think so? BTW, Talabani is just another fucking U.S. douche bag anyway.

[alkaline9]

3. its ok, us dems can do multiple things at once...

...like justify troop withdrawals AND impeach chimpy :-)

What I STILL wanna know (and so does Cindy Sheehan, America, the UN, the WORLD) is for what noble cause have we been in Iraq to begin with?

After nearly 2 years of death and destruction in Iraq... you now want 2 MORE years??

So lets just say that we do put our soldiers lives at risk for another 2 years, as well as the lives of so many innocent Iraqis... FOR WHAT??

Are you to guarantee that #1 EVERY man, woman and child will have equal rights in Iraq? and #2 that all our efforts won't simply be spoiled by a civil war? and #3 that our efforts in Iraq will actually reduce "global terrorism" throughout the world (if BushCo stays in power, that's simply impossible)?

There are no goals set, there is no exit strategy, there is NO WAY TO WIN! WAKE UP!

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. The very minute the US pulls out, the government of Iraq

would collapse. The US isn't going to pull out.

[Child_Of_Isis]

5. I think our intimidating days are over.

Who the hell is afraid of us now? We couldn't get Osama BinForgotten, we can't keep the insurgency down in Iraq. Hell, we can't even rescue our own people from a flood.

[rocktivity]

6. Is he referring to the occupying forces

or the ones who will be occupying Iraq's 14 U.S.-built military bases?

:headbang:
rocknation