Obama to sign off on Troops to come home in 16 months

[alienshadow]

How do you all feel about this?? Does this mean other countries may try and attack us? Doe it show we are weak? Me I would be glad to see familys back together but at the same time we need to watch our backs RIGHT??

[ILADVOCATE]

I don't think Obama goes as far as socialism and he is not just talk. He already has action. But in a positive sense. To bolster the amount of jobs for people out of work and find some form of affordable health care for people. And to finish the war in Afghanistan while gradually pulling the troops out of Iraq which is redirecting priorities while consulting with people who he retained from the previous administration in the defense departmant including the secretary of defense. That sounds like a realist not a socialist to me. And if people don't like the direction of the government or the tone of the media write them as I and a lot of people do. That's how talk turns into action and what a participatory democracy is about.

[jsavat]

Well the one's that say all TALK are the ones that  are not having thier closest loved ones over there fighting! They usually are not the ones sleeping alone for up to 12 months on end. They are also the ones that want to be proud to be Americans but not do anything for this country or sacrafice in anyway. So those ones that say lets stay there and talk... well how bout all those people go sign up on the dotted line and go over there and TALK!! ;)

[margypops]

well sorry but it aint that way now ,socialism has come to America and most voted for it, O Bama says its  all talk  diplomacy is the way and all wanted it.

[jsavat]

Okay i know this might get some people upset but this is my personal opinion!!  

To Darkestlight:  I am also a military spouse and have been for a good 12 years now. My husband is currently deployed as XO (Executive Officer) over a Unit in Iraq. So as far as you saying the deployments are planned for the next two years, well, if you know much about the Army or any branch of the service you will know that the Military changes things very quickly, you can be scheduled to go today and not go tomorrow... that's how it works~ so it is possible they could be out, but who really knows!?!

Now my personal opinion on all this!  I feel that instead of our country goin over to all these other countires and kicking their ***** and then turn around and use our tax dollars to rebuild their country better than it was in the first place is complete ****!  I think if we are at war, then go in take care of business and leave them to clean up the mess and it will keep the terrorist busy a while rebuilding their lives.  I think we as a country need to fix ourselves instead of trying to push our beliefs on all other countries.  Some countries does not want democracy, so who are we to say they should have it??  Also,  Us being in Iraq is completely DUMB!  First off, okay Sadam may not have been a Nobel Peace Prize Winner but you know what?~ He did have a firm hand on his country and terriorist cells were not coming in taking over like people are afraid might happen now when we pull out! I believe this world is a place for all types of people. I also believe that people that believe in Dictatorship governments and even Communism has their right to want that. We as AMERICA can not try and make all the countries like us! We are different from them and that's what makes up the most FEARED and THE BEST!!! If we don't want people attacking  us or trying to take over our country then we need to stop training other countries troops, giving weapons, and aid to build up their military to be like ours.  I think our government thinks that being Politically Correct is the right way to go but i thing being Politically Correct and being the World Fixer is going to bring us DOWN!!! So to sum it all up..... Carpet bomb these countries and put them back in the stone ages and we won't have much to worry bout :)

Now those of you that are all LOVE NOT WAR and all.... go ahead and lay in on me but like i said, This is MY PERSONAL opinion and i am a Military Officer's Wife and i know alot of people in the military that feel this same way :)


ARMY WIFE ~ TOUGHEST JOB IN THE ARMY!!!!

[Darkestlight]

We (U.S. troops) have to out of all major Iraqi cities in June. No if ands or buts. As for bringing all the troops home in 16 months?!?! Yeah, It ain't happening. There are still deployments planned for the next two years that i specifically know of. I DON'T see that changing. Keep in mind I live on a military base, and in the military life. I know more than the average civilian. Don't believe what you see and read on the news or paper. Most of it is BS.

[margypops]

Well I wish the first priority he had would have been to look after us here and our problems, and not to make sure that  Prison is closed, I was very surprsied it got that kind of priority now I am not saying it shouldnt be closed, but I would like to know what is happening to the terrorists they have there,when asked O Bama didnt know ,and had to refer it to his secretary,  yes free the innocent but tell us what is happening to the rest, one was a yemen terrorist and after they freed him he openly admitted it.,and that he worked with Al Queda .