Suicide bombing casts "doubt" on ability to get US troops out of Iraq?

[takncarabizniz]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100817/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iraq
 
Wait, another excuse for not ending the war in Iraq?

[mudslinger]

WHY, LET THEM IDIOTS KILL EACH OTHER, THEY ARE MUSLIMS NO GREAT LOSS.

[captain_kook]

Of course you can point to any statements by the US or Iraq that might lead to that conclusion?

[captain_kook]

By the way.
 
It isn't a war.
 
it's an occupation
 
 
annoying, those distinctions in the English language
 
 
 
 aint they

[takncarabizniz]

Captain, why then does the president refer to it as a war?

[captain_kook]

A suicide bomber sat for hours Tuesday among hundreds of army recruits before detonating nail-packed explosives strapped to his body, killing 61 people and casting new doubt on the ability of Iraqi forces as U.S. troops head home.

is the actual opening sentence of the article.

[captain_kook]

Captain, why then does the president refer to it as a war?
 
for the same reason Bush did
 
Under international law an "occupation" imposes far more obligations on the occupying power than a "war" does.
 
 

[takncarabizniz]

Uh captain...statements by US or Iraq that might lead to that conclusion...?

From the article...

Iraq's military commander, Gen. Babaker Shawkat Zebari, acknowledged last week that his army may not be ready to defend the nation until 2020.

Maybe you should try reading the articles once in a while...

[captain_kook]

I'll ask again
 
Can you point to any statements that lead to the conclusion that this will affect the withdrawal timetable?
We can't hold their hand forever and the Iraqis don't WANT us there
 
 

[Thomasj_tx]

Of course you can point to any statements by the US or Iraq that might lead to that conclusion?

The commander of Iraq's military is calling for U.S. forces to stay in the country for another decade, reinforcing his stance that his country's military won't be able to secure the nation on their own after U.S. troops leave.

"At this point, the withdrawal is going well, because they are still here, but the problem will start after 2011," Gen. Babaker Shawkat Zebari said at a defense conference in Baghdad, according to the BBC.

"The politicians must find other ways to fill the void after 2011... If I were asked about the withdrawal, I would say to politicians: the U.S. army must stay until the Iraqi army is fully ready in 2020," the BBC reported.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38670873/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/

By the way.  It isn't a war.  it's an occupation  annoying, those distinctions in the English language  aint they

It is not an "occupation".  There is a Status of Forces Agreement in place.  Just like we have with countries like South Korea and Japan.  Do you think that we are "occupying" Japan and South Korea.

Annoying those legal FACTS, ain't they.

[keno]

Ah, those peace loving Muzzies, and their holy month.
 
God, those people are barbaric.

[slickclick]

What a waste of lives and treasure the neocons war of choice in Iraq was. Those neocons should all be on trial for War Crimes.  Justice must be served.