NEWSPEAK- Clinton Promises Iraqis Obama Administration Won't Abandon Their Country

[Orwellian_Ghost]

The purpose of Newspeak was not only to provide a medium of expression for the world-view and mental habits proper to the devotees of IngSoc, but to make all other modes of thought impossible

The B vocabulary consisted of words which had been deliberately constructed for political purposes: words, that is to say, which not only had in every case a political implication, but were intended to impose a desirable mental attitude upon the person using them.

Clinton to Iraqis: US not going to abandon you
AP

By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer Matthew Lee, Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton assured Iraqis on Saturday that the Obama administration would not abandon their country even as it presses ahead with plans to withdraw American troops amid a recent surge in violence.

Clinton said the drawdown would be handled in a "responsible and careful way" and would not affect efforts to improve Iraq's security forces, or complete reconstruction and development projects.

But Iraqis, and particularly their security forces, need to overcome sectarian and other differences if they are to build a united, secure nation, she said.

"Let me assure you and repeat what President Obama said, we are committed to Iraq, we want to see a stable, sovereign, self-reliant Iraq," she told a nervous but receptive crowd at a town hall meeting at the U.S. Embassy in the capital.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090425/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/ml_clinton_iraq

[Orwellian_Ghost]

1. Clinton pledges to keep troops in Iraq if violence escalates

The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, made a surprise visit to Baghdad yesterday to reassure Iraqi leaders that the Obama White House would refrain from withdrawing its troops from urban areas if renewed violence continued to worsen.

Clinton's visit, her first since being appointed in January, followed a sharp surge in attacks over the past three days that left as many as 155 dead and prompted fears that recent security gains could unravel.

The attacks, which have mostly taken place in and around Baghdad, have sparked concern that the planned US drawback in July could destabilise areas which the withdrawal was meant to consolidate.

Clinton claimed that the spate of suicide attacks was a response by extremist groups to the nation-building steps taken by the Iraqi government, which have generally led to enhanced security on main roads and in public places and to gradually rising confidence in Iraq as a functional state.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/26/clinton-iraq-us-army-withdrawal

[maryf]

2. "As we drawn down militarily we will deepen our civilian cooperation,"

aren't private "security" firms (like blackwater, et al) Civilian and not necessarily military?
K&R