My understanding was that Iraq wanted to have an agreement signed by them and the US stating that US forces stay there indefinately. From my experience, this really translates to "as long as there are US trooops in Iraq, US money flows into the pockets of the higher ranking buearucrats". Since we really have no vested interest in Iraq other than oil, there is really no reason for us to be there. Hell, same thing for Afghanistan which has very few natural resources (oil and precious minerals in the North, a shit ton of pomegranets in the south), all we really do here is build bases to stay alive. I have been here for six months now and I really feel that I have not accomplished anything more than turn the village I am responsible for into a nice little welfare village. Anyway, I am glad we are pulling out of Iraq and I hope that the same thing happens in the 'Stan in 2014. I just hope that this does not translate to votes for Obama next year that would keep him in office.
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