Iraq's Parliament Sets U.S. Troop Pullout Deadline

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i am getting ready to go on my first deployment to iraq as you are probley reading this.. do i want to go over their to a war that i do not agree with??? NO i do not, BUT that is something that i have to do, something that i said i would do for this country.. all of the sons and daughters that lost their lives to this war knew that threat when they enlisted in the service. i do feel that a pull out of iraq should happen, i do feel that it is money wasted.. that money could help our own struggling economy. but until that day comes when my commander in chief tells me to come home i will do the duty that myself and so many brave soliders, airman, marines, and saliors have done before me and with me, and that is do whatever it takes to provide safety to the US, its people, and everyone serving beside me...

adkins of OH 10:42PM November 30, 2008

The idea to bring everyone home and ignore what can and likely will happen is foolish and short-sighted. In the long run it will cost more both in blood and dollars because we will end up having to go back. Do it right the first time!

Scott of MN 9:30PM November 28, 2008

We need to get out of Iraq, but quick. We cannot afford to be spending $10-12 billion a month anymore. As over-burdened and hard-working taxpayers (those of us who are lucky to still have a job) must demand the immediate withdrawal of troops. I don't give a damn what McCain or the other Republicans say. Their only interest in staying in the war is financial, it would be real interesting to see who really benefits from our being in this ill-advised and costly war. We will never know the true cost of Iraq since Bush has never been open about the billions of dollars we have spent on Iraq, billions of dollars that have gone to the Bush/Cheney buddies like Halliburton and Blackwater. There has never been any transparency, on the contrary, much of the expenses have been hidden from the taxpayer. The Iraqi's don't want us and the Americans don't want to sacrifice the lives of their sons and daughters in this bloody war. I'll bet the sons of McCain or Palin are not sent to the front where they can risk their lives, they are given a safe job behind the sons of many American families. Only those who benefit financially from this war will want to continue, the decent, hard-working and christian families of America want us out asap.

Ann of IA 2:25PM November 28, 2008