There will be no more US Soldiers in Iraq, just "trainers" and "advisers"

[sabra]

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=1639720&C=america

Rumsfeld Says U.S. Trainers May Be in Iraq in 2009

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on March 23 U.S. forces may still be in Iraq in 2009 to train Iraqi troops but sought to avoid "speculating about specific numbers or on specific dates."

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http://www.heraldnewsdaily.com/stories/news-00165964.html

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Giving the first U.S. military briefing on Sunday‘s events in Baghdad, Chiarelli said the raid by about 50 Iraqi special forces troops backed by some 25 U.S. "advisers" had been the fruit of long intelligence work. But he said he did not know the religious affiliation of 16 "insurgents" who were killed.

:crazy:

[EST]

1. Shades of VietNam.

As they advised me back when, a dead advisor stinks, after three days, about like anyone else.

[mmonk]

2. Riiiiiiiiggghhhhhht

So what are they going to do with those huge permanent bases? Turn them into casinos?