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I can't believe you just said that crap. :rofl
Look it up, there are more private military contractors/security in Iraq than US troops
I can't believe you just said that crap. :rofl
Look it up, there are more private military contractors/security in Iraq than US troops
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http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/R40835.pdf
there's appox 250,000 private contractors of various types in Iraq, appox 1/3 is "security"
In Iraq, as of March 2011, there were 9,207 private security contractor personnel working for DOD
From your sources, which agree:
So, the commanders in country are full of poo-poo?
No, the commanders look at it from a military standpoint not from a political one.
Care to go into some detail, proving that point?
Troop levels will be determined in part based on what Iraq requests and what the mission going forward is.
What are Iraq's requests?
Care to go into some detail, proving that point? Or, if you mean that the commanders in the theater aren't thinking about Obama's re-election chances, then I would whole-heartedly agree.
I'm talking about the politics of Iraq, not the US. The longer the military stays the more tenuous the political situation becomes, and the more radicalizes the populous becomes, the more endangered the local populous becomes and the US troops and the more troops are needed to "keep/make the peace"
And, you're basing this on, what?
An in depth knowledge of the history of foreign occupation/history? I know its my job to support my arguments, but seriously I'm not going to give history lessons.
Well, I'll give you a history lesson and point out that insurgent activity has gone down, steadily for some time now, in Iraq. Based n that fact, withdrawing troops too soon--per the commanders on the ground--will have a negative effect on the environment in Iraq.
But, I reckon you know more about what's going on the ground in Iraq, than the actual commanders in country do and surely, your opinion isn't grounded--no pun intended--in your politics.
Insurgency has gone down because the political situation in Iraq has largely stabilized, our initial troop draw down, and because Al-Sdar believes that the US is leaving soon. If we over stay, blood will flow.
its not my politics that matters, Its Iraq's.
The people actually in the country are telling a different story.