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Yeah, this is like, some extremely old news. If they reveal in some startlingly obvious way that the war has been privatized and is still going on? Well, then it would be interesting. I'd sure like to know about the accountability of all the private contractors to the American Public, but sadly, there is none.
Most people think the conflict there is over, but it isn't. It is just at a very low level. Added to that, we have reinserted troops in the Northern Provinces ever since there has been trouble in Syria. The whole damn place is a mess, but it isn't covered in the press. Are deaths in the largest private contract army on earth still considered American deaths? Or are those just private fatalities, "the cost of doing business?"
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/12/09/277127/3000-us-troops-secretly-return-to-iraq/Over 3,000 US troops have secretly returned to Iraq via Kuwait for missions pertaining to the recent developments in Syria and northern Iraq, Press TV reports.
According to our correspondent, the US troops have secretly entered Iraq in multiple stages and are mostly stationed at Balad military garrison in Salahuddin province and al-Asad air base in al-Anbar province.
Reports say the troops include US Army officers and almost 17,000 more are set to secretly return to Iraq via the same route.
No, the U.S. is not leaving Iraq
http://www.salon.com/2011/12/17/no_the_u_s_is_not_leaving_iraq/
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A private military contractor gestures to colleagues flying overhead in a helicopter as they secure the scene of a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad.(Credit: AP)
In a speech at Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday, President Obama declared that the war in Iraq is over.
Ive come to speak to you about the end of the war in Iraq, he told gathered troops. Over the last few months, the final work of leaving Iraq has been done. Dozens of bases with American names that housed thousands of American troops have been closed down or turned over to the Iraqis. Thousands of tons of equipment have been packed up and shipped out. Tomorrow, the colors of United States Forces-Iraq the colors you fought under will be formally cased in a ceremony in Baghdad.
All the specifics were true. But what about Obamas claim that the war has come to a end?
The truth is more complicated. It turns out the Obama administration is leaving behind a huge contingent from the State Department along with thousands of armed private contractors. The possibility for violence between Americans and Iraqis is very real.
To dig into the details, I spoke to Spencer Ackerman, who has been covering the issue closely for Wireds Danger Room.
So in your estimation, is the war actually over?
Its going to shift into a more sotto voce form. Its going to be a lot subtler. But it most certainly is continuing. Just because we dont have a U.S. troop presence anymore or a formal U.S. chain of command anymore, does not mean that the war is over.
Sooooo, the question remains. If the whole thing is a hoax, why does the current administration continue on with this belligerent policy?!?! Why do we force our national interests and crush the Iraqi people under the boot-heel of suppression of neo- imperialism? Oh yeah, that's right, b/c there isn't a dime's worth of difference between the two parties when they get down to discussing policy at the Pratt House in New York.
Morality and Human Rights don't mean shit. Only global conquest and plunder matter.
Because a terrible mess was created and a political vacuum in a dangerous area of the world. Sometimes, responsible adults just don't walk away. We aren't all Republican.