Who cares? It's costing way to much to keep it "stable."

Get out before we are completely .....ed

And I believe they said they would meet with the joint chief chair

First order of business on 1/21/09 - replace Mullen

I think we should pull the troops out and move the Obama campaign headquarters there.

Hey can anyone tell me how can MCCain poll so high in the GE if the republicans are voting with us

Couldn't Obama give one of his "change" speeches to the people of Iraq and make them delusional? It worked in the U.S.

lol
Jim' you are funny"
I am employing the gov to listen to my g.o.d.'s plan if they did they could pay for ten"
Of those Iraq war's rebuild them all and still leave us smelling like Saints as a nation under god;'

here yee, here yee, This "front runners" use the Iraq war just to advance themselves to the pulpit.These arm chair generals know that are just bluffing and un informed americans believe their story. I'll bet my house and salary that if they make it to the Presidency their words will be nothing but that words. Bluffers !!!

"Bishop"

It's a Clinton conspiracy. Just ask any Obama supporter. It's all her fault.

Drawing down in Iraq to address the situation in Afghanistan is the only thing that makes sense. Our mission has been accomplished in Iraq. Time for the Iraqi people to take care of themselves. We'll still have a presence there and and will be close by. There will be some chaos whether we redeploy now, a year from now or 50 years from now. You have to take the training wheels off some time

Whatever the generals believe I trust Hillary to do the right thing. Obama has no idea what he is doing in what has to do with Foreign Policy. He thinks the President of the United States, the leader of the Free World is at the same level as Dictators...Pathetic

Are Bush&Cheney Now Politicizing Military? Neither Bush nor McCain know Difference between Defensive War and War of Aggression, of Choice?

When he said the U.S. might stay in Iraq for 100 years, Senator John McCain(R-Ariz.) explained he was referring to the kind of military presence the U.S. has had in Japan, Germany, and South Korea since the mid-20th century.

Does this mean McCain fails to grasp the very different circumstances that caused the U.S. to occupy those countries as opposed to Unprovoked War on Iraq, and present Occupation?

The Axis nations had made aggressive war on America and the U.S. had every right to occupy them after it conquered them. It also had a U.N. mandate to defend South Korea from the aggression of the Communist North. It was America's responsibility to "Maintain the Peace" to be in those countries.

America was defending itself or, as in the case of South Korea, a nation that had been the victim of aggression.

But the U.S. is the aggressor against Iraq. Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan called the war "illegal." The preponderant majority of Iraqis, surveys report, want the U.S. to get out now.

Gains? Please explain. Exactly what have we gained, or hope to gain, in Iraq that would even come close to justifying the one million innocent lives lost (men, women, and children) including our brave warriors? There is no honor to be gained from a dishonorable invasion and all the patriotic smoke grenades in the world will not hide this truth.

who doesnt know that democrats have a vested interest in giving Iraq up day 1 they have to just litsen to harry "the war is lost" reid, they have no guts for the fight and they want america to lose they have been saying that for years. when have you ever heard them or their minions say anything else but our tropps are killing innocent civilians, heck look the code ponk hags sent over 250,000 doallrs to the insurgents to help them fight against america, code pink and other liberal orgs, treat our troops like crap all the time back here at home, not letting then deplane at airports, not letting then do urban training, allwoing them to harass recruiters, and the termination of ALL jrotc programs at ALL california schools. liberals hate america plane and simple.

Well, what is the alternative?? Stay until we go bankrupt?? There has been a virtual news blackout towards any information from Iraq. We don't have a clue to when the Iraqi military can do the job. If we leave right away, yes things might go crazy but how much longer can we keep the military deployed??

I am wondering if this administration has ever taken a look at itself in the foreign policy mirror and the picture is not pretty. What the hell are they doing in someone's else country bulling them and meddling in their affairs. This is complete violation of the sovereignty of another nation under international law. Nothing justifies it. The blood that continues to be shed is being shed for capitalist gains.

I love it. I wonder how the media will 'damage controll' all this in the general election. Not only will the GOP do anything to continue winning in Iraq to help Mc Cain, certainly all the military commanders will as well.

Cmon Obama backed media -SPIN IT. Obama should goto Iraq and tell all the people about 'hope and dreams' ......then pull out all the troops .......LOL

"tomdavie"
That is a good idea but most other countries wouldn't be duped by Super Obama...lol

blank - i think we can quote the great BILLY MADISON in saying "what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought."

You say 9/11 could happen again if Barack was voted in? Well you know what, If Bush actually paid ANY attention to the NUMEROUS reports about Osama and the threat of planes being used to attack our country, it would have NEVER happend in the first place.

Bush has used 9/11 as an EXCUSE to go into war in Iraq, even though NOT ONE of the attackers was from Iraq. Barack will go after the REAL TARGET - OSAMA. Something that should have been priority number 1, seven years ago.

GW Bush used scare tactics and cheating to win a second term. McCain will use the same scare tactics and cheating.