Good grief, aside from Vietnam (and maybe some countries I can't think of) the US has never withdrawn from any country - hence 700+ miltary bases around the world, which are probably bankrupting you.
This 'withdrawal' from Iraq is basically nonsense - 50,000 troops remain, plus maybe even more private contractors, in well-established bases. George Orwell would have a field day with this, especially as nearly all military personnel are combat-trained. Obama has just changed the label. Smoke and mirrors.
And small consolation for those who actually got back to the US (are not still in Kuwait), because now many of them will be off to Afghanistan presumably.
Imagine if you were a career soldier who got sent to Afghanistan at 18 ten years ago - god knows how many rotations - then at 28 got sent to Afghanistan. Already no one in history has probably served longer at war.
For the US, though not others, WW2 was over, in both theatres in about five years.
What are you folks thinking about?
About Iraq
Read the Article at HuffingtonPost
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