Goodbye Iraq: Last U.S. combat brigade heads home


World | 206821 hits | Aug 18 8:35 pm | Posted by: Hyack
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KHABARI CROSSING, Kuwait — As their convoy reached the barbed wire at the border crossing out of Iraq on Wednesday, the soldiers whooped and cheered. Then they scrambled out of their stifling hot armoured vehicles, unfurled an American flag and posed for

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  1. by avatar wildrosegirl
    Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:01 am
    Unfortunately, now the civilian blood bath will begin.

  2. by avatar martin14
    Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:19 am
    too true rosie.

  3. by avatar stratos
    Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:34 am
    Don't think we, the US, have quit sending over troups just not sending full brigades any more we will send part of one and part of another. Don't let the BS full you troups are still going over to Iraq

  4. by avatar GreenTiger
    Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:31 pm
    "wildrosegirl" said
    Unfortunately, now the civilian blood bath will begin.


    Yes, that's about it. Then the left will be screaming and whining why we aren't doing something about it.

  5. by avatar desertdude
    Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:16 pm
    Great job, came in broke a country and left. But hey it gave it democracy in return. Sadly free speech does not put food on the table.

  6. by avatar EyeBrock
    Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:19 pm
    Broke a country?

    Oh yea, Iraq under the Baathists and Saddam wasn't broke at all. Just like 1939 Germany wasn't broken.

  7. by Thanos
    Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:27 pm
    THe boys did the best job they could. Too bad none of the goddamn politicians did.

  8. by avatar Brenda
    Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:32 pm
    The last COMBAT brigade heads home. Doesn't mean there is no one anymore. There are still "peacekeepers" and troops to help build up the country.

  9. by avatar desertdude
    Thu Aug 19, 2010 4:04 pm
    Until Dec 2011 !

    Nobodies blaming the boys, but the politicians yes

    @ Brockeye : Bro I know many Iraqis aswell as expats who worked in Iraq before the Invasion and they all say they are happy that Saddam is gone but sometimes wish things could go back to as they were before the invasion and sanctions. Standards of living were decent, there was food on the table, gas and goods were cheap, they had things we take for granted like electricity and running water.Currently the capital city of Baghdad has only 4 to 5 hours of electricity.

    Wheter you like it or not Iraq is broken at the moment. Atleast leave it as you found it, if not better.



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