Thread: Iraqis protest to demand U.S. honors troops' withdrawal deal

Iraqis protest to demand U.S. honors troops' withdrawal deal
By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Chelsea J. Carter, CNN

May 26, 2011 -- Updated 0941 GMT (1741 HKT)STORY HIGHLIGHTS
Tens of thousands rally in Baghdad to demand U.S. troops leave as scheduled
The protest comes as the prime minister considers asking the U.S. to stay longer
A security pact requires all American troops out by the end of the year
Radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr threatens violence against U.S. troops if they don't leave

Baghdad (CNN) -- The clock is ticking for Iraq to ask U.S. troops to stay beyond an end of the year deadline to withdraw from the country.

It's a question that sparked a massive protest Thursday on the streets of Baghdad when tens of thousands dressed in the colors of the Iraqi flag marched in a military-style parade and chanted "Get out, occupier" in the Shiite slum of Sadr City.

The protest comes as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki meets with Iraq's political leadership to discuss the possibility of extending American troops beyond the January 1, 2012, withdrawal deadline.
Iraqis protest to demand U.S. honors troops' withdrawal deal - CNN.com

Thoughts?

Good catch Devil.....I heard Al-Sadr had stirred things up. So now we will see if the Iraqi Officials will Do what Sadr Wants or if they listened to Gates.....What do you think they are going to do? Hope you checked the thread on Iran Providing 75% of Iraqs power at the end of 2012. Althought Sadr is not the one to worry about as much as who he answeres to.


The decision lies with Washington on whether to grant any Iraqi request to extend troops, though the U.S. is widely expected to agree to some kind of limited extension of training personnel and equipment.

Sadrists will have a reaction if Iraq requests U.S. troops to stay beyond the deadline, said political analyst AbdulJabbar Ahmed.
"They will either escalate military operations against (U.S troops) or they will form an opposition bloc within the parliament for a no-confidence vote against the current government and change it," Ahmed said.

Which is why I asked what you thought they would do? Do you think by us leaving that it creates a security vacuum for Iraq?

Originally Posted by Midwest Media Critics

Good catch Devil.....I heard Al-Sadr had stirred things up. So now we will see if the Iraqi Officials will Do what Sadr Wants or if they listened to Gates.....What do you think they are going to do? Hope you checked the thread on Iran Providing 75% of Iraqs power at the end of 2012. Althought Sadr is not the one to worry about as much as who he answeres to.


The decision lies with Washington on whether to grant any Iraqi request to extend troops, though the U.S. is widely expected to agree to some kind of limited extension of training personnel and equipment.

Sadrists will have a reaction if Iraq requests U.S. troops to stay beyond the deadline, said political analyst AbdulJabbar Ahmed.
"They will either escalate military operations against (U.S troops) or they will form an opposition bloc within the parliament for a no-confidence vote against the current government and change it," Ahmed said.

Which is why I asked what you thought they would do? Do you think by us leaving that it creates a security vacuum for Iraq?

I think we should leave no matter what. (We can keep some forces in the ME theater (SOF in particular) but let's get them out of places they are not welcome)
If the Iraqi's want further U.S. training.... let them come here or Germany for it.

Now that is something of what I was talking about.....make them spend their money and come here for their training. Especially if they are spending money with Iran and they know there are Sanctions up and running agaist Iran. We did our job with Iraq and now it is time to bring ALL of our Troops home from there. I don't want to see a small force of guys getiing dumped on. Because they were left there. Also I would triple our prices for anything they want to purchase. Or hey get it from Iran.

Originally Posted by Midwest Media Critics

Now that is something of what I was talking about.....make them spend their money and come here for their training. Especially if they are spending money with Iran and they know there are Sanctions up and running agaist Iran. We did our job with Iraq and now it is time to bring ALL of our Troops home from there. I don't want to see a small force of guys getiing dumped on. Because they were left there. Also I would triple our prices for anything they want to purchase. Or hey get it from Iran.

After I wrote that post I had second thoughts about bringing Iraqi troops over here for training. It would be way to easy to slip a suicide bomber/gunman into the group. Let's train them in a friendly area in the ME, or better still, let the French train them.

LMAO yeah.....let the French Train them!!!!! Imagine that.....we actually agree on this. ^5!