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JVS

(61,935 posts) Thu Dec 15, 2011, 11:33 AM Dec 2011

I'd like to thank Iraq's government for refusing to extend amnesty for a further US troop presence

Without your determination, we wouldn't be able to celebrate the end of this war. We'd still be stuck in a "peace with honor" limbo.

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I'd like to thank Iraq's government for refusing to extend amnesty for a further US troop presence (Original Post) JVS Dec 2011 OP

aint that the truth though... n/t think Dec 2011 #1

Well, it's not "amnesty" that was requested, it was a fairly standard SOFA agreement. MADem Dec 2011 #2

No telling how long we would have been stuck there if Autumn Dec 2011 #3

They have my thanks as well. nt DocMac Dec 2011 #4

Me too. And the administration for being fine with it. bhikkhu Dec 2011 #5

think

(11,641 posts)

1. aint that the truth though... n/t

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Thu Dec 15, 2011, 11:35 AM

Dec 2011

MADem

(135,425 posts)

2. Well, it's not "amnesty" that was requested, it was a fairly standard SOFA agreement.

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Thu Dec 15, 2011, 11:39 AM

Dec 2011

But whatever floats your boat.

Autumn

(48,962 posts)

3. No telling how long we would have been stuck there if

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Thu Dec 15, 2011, 11:40 AM

Dec 2011

they had agreed to extend amnesty.

DocMac

(1,628 posts)

4. They have my thanks as well. nt

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Thu Dec 15, 2011, 11:41 AM

Dec 2011

bhikkhu

(10,789 posts)

5. Me too. And the administration for being fine with it.

Reply to JVS (Original post)

Thu Dec 15, 2011, 12:03 PM

Dec 2011

I think for the sake of the generals there was a stated policy that we should stay, but the WH exerted no real pressure in that direction. If you can get what you want by doing nothing and let others take credit, that's a good way to go to.

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