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WhoIsWillo [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:03:09 PM
liberalvaluesblog.com
 
IgG4 [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:06:24 PM
This is bad news...
...for Obama.
 
Weaver95 [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:06:27 PM
all those combat ready troops will be useful in crushing the Occupy Wall street protests.
 
Dusk-You-n-Me [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:06:28 PM
Obama kills OBL, ends war in Iraq, rids world of Qaddafi. You're right, Newt, amateur hour. Yes, Mitt, everything he's done is a failure. - @DavidCornDC

Obama inherited two wars. Upped the count to three. Now, it's down to one. GOPers, do you need to see this in a chart? - @DavidCornDC
 
Big Cheese Make Hair Go Boom
2011-10-21 01:06:39 PM
What derp spin can we expect from Fox on this matter?
 
andrewskdr
2011-10-21 01:06:45 PM
Quitter
 
markie_farkie [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:06:58 PM
trollfaceguy.jpg
 
jvl
2011-10-21 01:07:05 PM
Yay! He has implemented the agreement George W Bush made with Iraq!
 
The Bestest
2011-10-21 01:07:08 PM
ok, this one is better than mine
 
Shostie [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:07:08 PM
Dusk-You-n-Me: rids world of Qaddafi

We're giving him credit for that now?
 
WTF Indeed
2011-10-21 01:07:20 PM
Welcome home boys and girls.
 
Lando Lincoln [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:07:27 PM
Thank you, President Obama. Thank you.
 
cheap_thoughts [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:07:32 PM
WhoIsWillo:

Hey you got the original of that? That'd be so awesome!
 
Captain Steroid [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:07:34 PM
FINALLY!
 
Barbigazi [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:07:37 PM
Hope and change... herp derp derp.
 
Wolf Cola
2011-10-21 01:07:38 PM
And only three years after he said he would do it.

*golf clap*
 
Impasse
2011-10-21 01:07:50 PM
"Don't worry babe, I'll fully pull out before anything could go wr..."
 
Dusk-You-n-Me [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:07:54 PM
Shostie: We're giving him credit for that now?

Some are. You don't have to.
 
Tango_down
2011-10-21 01:08:00 PM
Legalize it!

/wait... wrong thread
 
AngryTeacher
2011-10-21 01:08:07 PM
Big Cheese Make Hair Go Boom: What derp spin can we expect from Fox on this matter?

Cut and run?

He only was able to do this because Bush did all of the hard work?
 
Englebert Slaptyback
2011-10-21 01:08:16 PM
I have to say I'm okay with this.
 
Grand_Moff_Joseph [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:08:16 PM
And this is the one they green?! Thanks for ruining a good moment for our troops tardmitter.
 
Shostie [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:08:23 PM
Dusk-You-n-Me: Shostie: We're giving him credit for that now?

Some are. You don't have to.

I'll give him credit for the assist.
 
Big Cheese Make Hair Go Boom
2011-10-21 01:08:24 PM
IgG4: This is bad news...
...for Obama.

What other major bad guys are out there for him to hunt down?
 
Weaver95 [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:08:41 PM
As I understand it, the reason for the troop withdraw had to do with the US quibbling over legal immunity for US troops. The Iraqi government wanted US troops to be held accountable if they violated local law, the US government wanted full immunity.

I can see that cutting both ways tho.
 
kingoomieiii [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:08:45 PM
Big Cheese Make Hair Go Boom: What derp spin can we expect from Fox on this matter?

As of right now, they're playing it straight.

Executive Branch - POLITICS
Obama Announces Complete Withdrawal of U.S. Forces From Iraq by End of 2011

Published October 21, 2011

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President Obama announced Friday that all U.S. forces will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of 2011.

"As promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year," Obama said. "After nearly nine years, America's war in Iraq will be over."

Obama spoke in the White House briefing room after completing a secure video conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

The president said the two are in "full agreement" about how to move forward.

Obama's announcement would close off the possibility of maintaining a U.S. military presence in Iraq beyond a Dec. 31 withdrawal deadline set in 2008.

It would also mean that after eight years of war in Iraq, Obama would be making good on his promise to wind down the conflict.

More than 4,400 American military members have been killed since the U.S. invaded Iraq in March 2003.

Fox News' Ed Henry and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/21/obama-to-speak-about-iraq-t roop-levels/#ixzz1bR9y84Qw
 
timswar
2011-10-21 01:08:51 PM
So... What are the extra reservists and guardsmen going to do for jobs now?

/serious question, it's been bugging me since the economy tanked
 
AlgertMan
2011-10-21 01:08:51 PM
He has next year in the bag. Sorry Republicans, oh wait no I'm not.
 
Philip Francis Queeg
2011-10-21 01:08:54 PM
And cue the switch from "Why hasn't Obama ended the wars and brought the troops home?" to "Why is Obama cutting and running?" in 3...2...1...
 
netweavr
2011-10-21 01:08:56 PM
This was Bush's time-line. Obama stuck to it and is ending the war.

Obama also confirmed a 50% reduction of troops in Afghanistan.

He implied there would be a work-program to secure employment for veterans returning home.
 
bulldg4life
2011-10-21 01:09:04 PM
Wolf Cola: And only three years after he said he would do it.

*golf clap*

He was going to do it before being elected?
 
Bloody William
2011-10-21 01:09:09 PM
jvl: Yay! He has implemented the agreement George W Bush made with Iraq!

Actually, Obama is holding to Bush's last withdrawal timetable, but he isn't following any agreement Bush made with Iraq. Iraq couldn't hold up its end of the bargain of getting things together, so Obama said "Okay, fark this. We're pulling out." Kind of a different thing.

Also, and this is important: Obama is pulling us out of Iraq. Bush kept saying he would, he said the war would be short, he said we'd do everything orderly, but Obama ACTUALLY GOT THE shiat TOGETHER TO DO IT.
 
Ninja_Pancakes [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:09:09 PM
So does that mean Pres. Obama is now officially a coward?
 
merlotguy
2011-10-21 01:09:11 PM
Like this item
 
leftymcrighty
2011-10-21 01:09:18 PM
It's aboot time, eh?
 
Dusk-You-n-Me [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:09:19 PM
HATERS AND CYNICS ASSEMBLE!
 
Wytchone
2011-10-21 01:09:31 PM
Captain Steroid: FINALLY!

Woot.
 
Carousel Beast
2011-10-21 01:09:36 PM
Dusk-You-n-Me: Obama kills OBL, ends war in Iraq, rids world of Qaddafi. You're right, Newt, amateur hour. Yes, Mitt, everything he's done is a failure. - @DavidCornDC

Obama inherited two wars. Upped the count to three. Now, it's down to one. GOPers, do you need to see this in a chart? - @DavidCornDC

FTFA: The American withdrawal by the end of 2011 was sealed in a deal between the two countries when George W. Bush was president.
 
Guns n' Farkin Roses
2011-10-21 01:09:36 PM
Shostie: Dusk-You-n-Me: rids world of Qaddafi

We're giving him credit for that now?

He also wrote the sax part in "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty, don't you know?
 
Weaver95 [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:09:42 PM
timswar: So... What are the extra reservists and guardsmen going to do for jobs now?

/serious question, it's been bugging me since the economy tanked

join Occupy Wall Street?
 
D-Liver
2011-10-21 01:09:44 PM
Good, fark that place.
 
TNel
2011-10-21 01:09:48 PM
Good work, I just hope that everything we did for Iraq was not in vane.
 
Duke Phillips' Singing Bears
2011-10-21 01:09:49 PM
I thought subby's headline was very clever. Good job subby. Have a nice cookie.
 
dewright_ca
2011-10-21 01:09:49 PM
But what about all the troops that they are negotiating to have as "Advisors"? Those talks are still ongoing...
 
mod3072
2011-10-21 01:09:52 PM
We're going to need those troops and equipment when we invade Iran.
 
greenpants
2011-10-21 01:10:00 PM
This is the best news I've heard in a while.

I don't care if Obama gets the credit or GWB (since this is ultimately fulfilling an agreement he made with Iraq in 2008). I'm just psyched our men and women are coming home.

3 wars are now down to one.

If only we can get the hell out of Afghanistan now...
 
King Something
2011-10-21 01:10:04 PM
The Bestest: ok, this one is better than mine

Mine as well
 
kleppe
2011-10-21 01:10:06 PM
Politics aside, I'm glad everyone is coming home.

/OIF vet
 
baggins2000 [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:10:07 PM
WhoIsWillo: [liberalvaluesblog.com image 600x654]

+1 internets
 
Barbigazi [TotalFark]
2011-10-21 01:10:13 PM
jvl: Yay! He has implemented the agreement George W Bush made with Iraq!

...but Bush!
 
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