I hope a President Obama will be as honest about Iraq as Australia's new PM

[nebula]

1 June 2008

SYDNEY - Australian troops ended their combat mission in Iraq on Sunday and are withdrawing from the country, Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon said.

The 550-strong force will leave their base in southern Iraq, fulfilling a promise made by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd ahead of his election last November to bring troops home from the conflict by mid-year.

‘The Overwatch Battle Group and the Australian army training team formally ceased operations at a ceremony at Camp Terendak at Tallil,’ the Australian Defence Force said in a statement.

In Iraq, local governor Aziz Kadoum Alwan said the soldiers left Dhi Qar and Muthanna provinces after a flag-lowering ceremony.

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An honest politician. Imagine that!

Something we in the US can only dream about.

[Bok_Tukalo]

1. The United States has their retreat covered

And any other nation's involved as well.

Who will cover ours?

[nebula]

2. How about that Iraqi Army?

you know, the one we just spent billions of our tax dollars on training and building up?

[Bok_Tukalo]

4. I believe that is our only option

And may be the only way we can extricate ourselves from this debacle.

[nebula]

5. And considering how 80% of the Iraqi people

want us the hell out of their country, they'd be more than happy
and willing to provide us with a security escort to the door.


we need to respect the wishes of the people of a sovereign nation first and foremost.

[Bok_Tukalo]

6. I doubt there would be an escort to the door

If we are to retreat, it will be a gauntlet.

[movonne]

3. As an Obama supporter I hope for the very same thing...I see a

glimmer of a chance with Obama that I could not see with hillary...we need big change in this country..