11-03-2009, 03:30 PM
Just think, if they can break up Iraq and call the northern part say, Kurdishville or such, they can keep their troops there AND say that they left Iraq with a straight face. :elefant:
EXCLUSIVE: Top General in Iraq Says 'If They Ask Us to Stay We Will Probably Stay'
Gen. Ray Odierno Tells ABC the Fight in Mosul May Lead U.S. Troops to Stay Longer
By MARTHA RADDATZ and LUIS MARTINEZ
March 9, 2009
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Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, said that continuing the fight against insurgents in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul might lead to U.S. troops remaining in the city past a June 30, 2009 deadline for all U.S. combat troops to leave Iraqi cities, but only if the Iraqi government made such a request.
Despite recent attacks, Gen. Odierno continues to reduce troop numbers.
"If they ask us to stay we will probably stay and help them out. If they ask us to just provide them the advising and training support, then we'll do that," Odierno told ABC News' Martha Raddatz in an exclusive interview at a U.S. base outside of the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit.
Odierno also offered specifics on how the 19-month drawdown plan for U.S. forces in Iraq and the shift away from combat operations will take place.
EXCLUSIVE: Top General in Iraq Says 'If They Ask Us to Stay We Will Probably Stay'
Gen. Ray Odierno Tells ABC the Fight in Mosul May Lead U.S. Troops to Stay Longer
By MARTHA RADDATZ and LUIS MARTINEZ
March 9, 2009
[URL="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/comments?type=story&id=7037897"]
[/URL]
Gen. Ray Odierno, the top U.S. military commander in Iraq, said that continuing the fight against insurgents in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul might lead to U.S. troops remaining in the city past a June 30, 2009 deadline for all U.S. combat troops to leave Iraqi cities, but only if the Iraqi government made such a request.
Despite recent attacks, Gen. Odierno continues to reduce troop numbers.
"If they ask us to stay we will probably stay and help them out. If they ask us to just provide them the advising and training support, then we'll do that," Odierno told ABC News' Martha Raddatz in an exclusive interview at a U.S. base outside of the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit.
Odierno also offered specifics on how the 19-month drawdown plan for U.S. forces in Iraq and the shift away from combat operations will take place.
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
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