Don't let me down, DUers--give me a reason to feel shitty about the troops leaving Iraq

[Orrex]

If possible, please frame it in such a way that I can howl and gnash my teeth about Obama and "another promise broken."


Thanks!

[blogslut]

1. Sorry. I can't help you.

Today is a good day.

[monmouth]

2. I'll tell ya, so many ready to rain on this parade. Sickening....n/t

[Warren Stupidity]

3. You let me know when the occupation ends, ok?

[Political Tiger]

4. I'm willing to bet your request will be fulfilled! lol

:popcorn:

[Monique1]

6. Can't help you either

[BootinUp]

5. lol. Shouldn't take long. nt

[LAGC]

7. Mission Accomplished?

Where have we heard that one before... :eyes:

[PBS Poll-435]

9. That's the spirit!

:eyes:

[Orrex]

12. Music to my ears.

[Scurrilous]

8. DU never lets me down.

:thumbsup:

[LostinVA]

10. 50K troops are still there, and every soldier is a "combat troop"

[Orrex]

28. Well, on a technicality...

That's a reason to feel shitty about the 50K staying behind, not the ones who are leaving.

[seabeyond]

11. rofl.... i was thinking the same as i went into another thread. yup. nt

[Safetykitten]

13. We do not officially leave a county until people are hanging from helicopter skids over an embassy.

Don't worry...it will happen.

[Barack2theFuture]

14. they spent 7.5 years there before leaving,

accomplishing hothing but harm to America, her economy, her world standing, and her own self-respect.

Each soldier who leaves is cause to celebrate, but the entire invasion and occupation has been possibly the greatest disaster in the history of American foreign policy.

[Arkana]

22. Eh, I dunno. Vietnam and the Bay of Pigs incidents could give 'em a run for their money.

[bigtree]

15. it was funny, the premier article posted here on Iraq the other day

. . . was complaining about the sorry state of political affairs and societal affairs in Iraq, arguing that it shouldn't be called the 'success' that Pres. Obama hasn't termed it yet. The one quote in the article had him praising the troops. Heaven forbid!

Presidential promise kept.

[TheKentuckian]

16. 50,000 troops and an unknown number of mercenaries at our expense

The surge fucking failed by the way so we have an ongoing waste and an epic money sink.

[Orrex]

29. See reply #28, at least in regard to your subject line

As to the rest, I suspect that the cost will be greatly reduced. Not to zero, unfortunately, but it's a step in the right direction.

[Kind of Blue]

17. Can't help you there but gladly

Kick and Recommend.

[backscatter712]

18. Can't help you - I'm celebrating today!

But there are plenty of people on DU who are pissing and moaning and acting like Marvin the Paranoid Android.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

19. Obama hates brown people.

That's why he continues to enslave the Iraqi people with these genocidal noncombat stormtroopers.

[tallahasseedem]

24. I knew it!

LOL!

[Posteritatis]

20. Well, (generic statement of kneejerk despair)! (nt)

[Arkana]

21. The war's not over, but Obama said he was going to draw all combat troops out by August 31, 2010.

And he has done that. It's not time to celebrate, but it is time to realize that he does keep promises and it should encourage people to have faith that we will soon be free of the Iraq albatross.

[VMI Dem]

23. 50,000 cooks are still there. They'll be safe.

:hi:

[Orrex]

30. See reply 28

[tallahasseedem]

25. Hmmm...

sorry, can't do it.

Oh, and I will continue to send you naked pictures. Get over it!

[Orrex]

34. All right, but can you make them tasteful this time?

Thanks!

[northernlights]

26. 50,000 are remaining behind. nt

[Orrex]

31. See reply #28

[northernlights]

38. well, that's a technicality

ok, so you can feel bad that the number of troops leaving Iraq is 50,000 lower than it should be. :P

[Turborama]

27. No need to feel shitty about some of the troops leaving Iraq, it's great that they're leaving

However, I always thought it was going to be finally over next year when the rest of them leave, but that's not 100% certain yet: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x8972100

[The Straight Story]

32. My son will be there in a few weeks. When we left Vietnam how many stayed?

We left a wide open door to send more. I am GLAD for those coming home, but this is not an end to a war but to the combat missions (which we will still have people there supporting).

[nadinbrzezinski]

33. Sorry, celebrating tonight

but I am sure a few on DU will gladly help you.

[Orrex]

35. More than a few

And your earlier post on the subject (and its responses) inspired this thread!

:hi:

[nadinbrzezinski]

37. bad, bad me

On the strategic level this is a BFD.... and the Iraqis already tried to change the terms of the SOFA.

So celebrate tonight and get back to work tomorrow... to bring the REST of the force home.

[Turborama]

36. K&R

Forgot to rec earlier.

[Kweli4Real]

39. Oh that's easy ...

Because President Obama hasn't Closed Gitmo, repealed DADT, legalized Gay marriage, completely turned around the economy, personally sucked all the oil out of the gulf, arranged for every unemployed person to win their state's lottery. I could go on, but I think you get me point ... this president is SOOOOOOOO disappointing. NOT!

[Orrex]

40. AND...

I suspect that he's the one who's been telling Michelle not to return my calls. DAMN HIM!

[LWolf]

41. Don't feel bad. It's time to celebrate.