smirk talk of leaving Iraq is a farce - see what the Pentagon is doing

[donsu]

http://www.nysun.com/article/7680


Amid Talk of Withdrawal, Pentagon Is Taking Steps For Longer Stay in Iraq


As the Bush administration drops hints about withdrawing troops from Iraq as early as this year, the Pentagon is building a permanent military communications system that suggests American soldiers will be in Iraq for the foreseeable future.

The new network, known as Central Iraq Microwave System, will eventually consist of up to 12 communications towers throughout Iraq and fiber-optic cables connecting Camp Victory, located outside of Baghdad, to other coalition bases in the country, according to three sources familiar with the project. The land-based system will replace the tactical communications network the Army and Marines have been using in Iraq. That network relied primarily on satellites and is much easier to dismantle. The contract for the new communications system covering central Iraq, won by Galaxy Scientific Corporation, is worth about $10 million.

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Other Pentagon officials familiar with the project told the Sun that its scope, which plans to eventually connect American bases in Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and even Afghanistan, indicates a commitment to a long-term presence in the region, including Iraq.

"I believe this terrestrial microwave system going in, whose final target is Afghanistan, together with such recent signals as a new military relationship between the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates, are further indications of the long-term implementation of the Bush vision to bring democracy to the Middle East," a former CIA officer and founder of the CIA's counterterrorism center, Duane Clarridge, said in an interview.
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how many military bases are we building in Iraq - 12 if I recall correctly. how many troops to man them?

the towers will be blown up same as the oil pipes.

somebody better stop smirk.

[Sparkly]

1. They'll just call it a "small peace-keeping force" or something

My prediction: Allawi will be elected and comply with BushCo's request that HE request the US leave. BushCo withdraws in the guise of doing what the Iraqi people want, claiming democracy and freedom victorious and congratulating themselves, etc. BUT, they'll leave behind just enough military, and certainly enough private contractors, to ensure the level of control and profit Halliburton et al expect. It has nothing to do with "democracy in the middle east" because we cannot make it "stick" in Iraq by military force.

[donsu]

2. smirk will not give up Iraqs oil - period

they will probably put the micro towers in the middle of each military camp

[Sal Minella]

3. "Withdrawal" will be in name only -- Bremer Orders hold sway

http://www.ifg.org/analysis/globalization/IraqRedux.html>International Forum on Globalization on handover

http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=news_news&Number=293171466&page=&view=&sb=&o=>Bremer's foreign (U.S.) investment juggernaut

The U.S. ain't giving up nothing, and Halliburton and their good buddies have everything they want. The war has been a tremendous success. Mission Accomplished.