Iraq says it may revise US pull-out plan

[Clear4GPromo]

Just look at them barbaric towelheads? Look at how they protest like they're some wild animals. SMDH.

[robbspace]

Our goverment is worried Iran will move in. that's why they want to keep some troops stationed in Iraq. Good Luck!

[dkoribag1]

You have to have a force to defend yourself and keep insurgents out. You will not get to decide if we leave. We will leave when we know we wont have to come whipp you again.

[1IIIIIIIIII1]

WAR IS A RACKET

[shay33ish]

WHY? Is it because of all the private interests there? It is a gold mine if you are not an Iraqi! How have the Iraqi people benefited from the invasion and slaughter of their people? Have they benefited from the oil sold during the occupation? Have the Iraqi people benefited from the private contractors? How come there was not all of this chaos during Saddam Hussein's rein? Sure there were killings, but not over 1.5 million of these people! I'LL TELL YOU WHY-MONEY! BLODD MONEY!!!!

[usindependent50]

@shay33ish

1.5 million people killed? The highest realistic estimates are around 100,000-150,000. Mostly caused by insurgent activity and sectarian violence.

The reason there was not this wide scale chaos in Iraq during the Ba'ath's reign was because Saddam killed anyone who spoke out. He executed and tortured millions of his own people and as he felt his power slipping he killed more.

The United States has no more benefited. More sacrificed.

[shay33ish]

OOPS! I MEANT "BLOOD" MONEY!

[abovetheinfluence555]

i just realized what war is. a bunch of fucked old people telling young people what to do as a game but they have no idea what is going on theyre just crazy old people

[brianestoll]

I wonder who the next dictator will be?

[GalaticSpaceHero]

I read they refused US Congressional Delagation from arriving in Iraq because they want Iraq to pay for the WAR! HAAAAAAAA  Now there going to want $ pay back the trillions spent on war. Iraq loves Americans , sure they will just hand over 15 trillion. There Democrazy!

[mexicanmayhem88]

Can someone please give me a clear reason as to why America sent troops to Iraw in the first place? I've heard many reasons but was never sure which one to believe

[DiamondChrome42]

@mexicanmayhem88 acording to the very smart Bush era it was the connection to 9/11 and they had weapons of mass destruction

[iraqiblaze]

@mexicanmayhem88 the original justification for going to war was, are at least we are told that saddam had weapons of mass destruction (none have been found) and links to al-qaeda (again, none have been found), then when people began to realise wmd was fake, they changed their justification to "remove a dictator and estbish democracy, as well as saddams human rights record"

[iraqiblaze]

@mexicanmayhem88 but that is totaly bollocks, the US supported and continue to support many dictatorships and kingdoms: the king of saudi arabia, egypt under mubarak, the shah of iran before the revolution in 1979, ruler of bahrain, ali saleh of yemen, and saddam actualy, during th 1980's in its war with iran, the US gave iraq its chemical weaponsand knew, not only it was using it on iran, but knew he was using it on the kurds

[usindependent50]

@iraqiblaze

The weapons used on the Kurds were provided by European countries. Not the United States.

[iraqiblaze]

@usindependent50 actually, On May 25, 1994, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee released a report in which it was stated that "pathogenic, toxigenic, and other biological research materials were exported to Iraq pursuant to application and licensing by the U.S. Department of Commerce." It added: "These exported biological materials were not attenuated or weakened and were capable of reproduction."

the US diplomatic and military support for saddam is not some conspiracy theory, it is well known

[usindependent50]

@iraqiblaze

I understand that. I am telling you that the United States was not the only one to provide biological and chemical weapons to Iraq. Many other western countries also provided weapons as well. I am stating that the ones we were provided were used in the Iraq-Iran War and not the Al-Anfal campaign. I like how quick people are to point the finger at the United States when other countries are just as responsible.

[iraqiblaze]

@usindependent50you are right in saying that many other western nations supplied saddam, in large quantities however, American exports to Iraq, with the full knowledge and approval of the US government, included regular shipments of anthrax, botulism, West Nile fever, brucella melitensis, and other materials used in germ warfare...

[iraqiblaze]

@usindependent50 Other routine shipments included chemical warfare agent precursors, detailed plans for chemical weapons production facilities, chemical and biological warhead filling equipment, as well as delivery systems, missile production equipment and missile guidance systems.

[iraqiblaze]

@usindependent50 WMD shipments from the US to Iraq continued long after the mass gassing of Kurds in Halabja, 1988; an incident which US blamed on Iran at the time, but the story was revised to blame Saddam Hussein not long before the 2003 invasion. After the 1991 Gulf war, Iraq dismantled its WMD programmes, in full compliance with UN Security Council Resolutions. In December 2002, in a bid to avoid war, Iraq's government released a 12,500 page dossier documenting the disarmament process....

[iraqiblaze]

@usindependent50 Unfortunately, the US government removed 8,500 pages of this report, leaving only 30% that the rest of the world was allowed to see. This was hardly surprising, since all five permanent members of the UN Security Council carry more blame for Iraq's WMD than Saddam Hussein himself. But the US holds more responsibility for arming Iraq than any other country.

[iraqiblaze]

@usindependent50 The great cost of dismantling such a well-fed weapons programme must have contributed to the suffering of the Iraqi people under the decade of international sanctions and recurring US air strikes that followed. Unfortunately, sanctions and bombs tend to affect ordinary people, not the ruling classes. The UN knows that very well indeed.

[iraqiblaze]

@mexicanmayhem88 so "democracy and human rights" is only relevent to the US when it suits them, they didn't like it when mossadegh was elected in iran, or when lamumba was elected, or when hamas was elected, or when chavez was elected, in iran they overthrew a democracy and put a dictator in power! this caused a revolution in 79 and this is where the story of US and iranian relations begins for most americans

[usindependent50]

@mexicanmayhem88

In 1991 Iraq invaded Kuwait over oil conflicts. The UN led by the US ousted Iraq from Kuwait. Mainly because our contempt for the Saddam Regime and our economic and political alliance with Kuwait. A cease fire was later declared by the UN so long as Saddam did not break UN resolutions (he broke 18 of 22, allowing continual military action) Shiites and Kurds in the south and north of Iraq attempted to overthrow Saddam and he quickly sent air assets to assault the civilians...

[usindependent50]

@mexicanmayhem88

...A no-fly zone was set up by western countries to prevent Saddam from bombing his own people and hopefully allow them to overthrow his regime. However this did not take place. And by the time the Bush Administration came into office they were obsessed with ending the prolonged low-scale war in Iraq. They used WMDs as an excuse (WMDs were found, but not in massive stockpiles. They ousted Saddam and are currently trying to strengthen and secure Iraq.

[iraqiblaze]

@usindependent50 my personal opinion is that the US wanted oil, but that is irrelivent at the moment, the WMDs found were all degraded or completly unactive, bueried and forgotten by iraq during and post iran-iraq war and 1st gulf war.

[STL913]

i was wrong in my statement that the anti-war candidates received almost 2 times more campaign contributions than all other Republicans. It was actually 4.5 times.

[syalcin123]

"i believe they will ask us to stay (or I will ensure they have to)" I don't think any decent Iraqi would ask US to stay

[99centt]

US stays...Iraqi government will keep receiving our tax dollars..."For security purposes"...Whatever. This war fuels the weapon companies, the banks, governments. Course we are staying- forever. Don't get your hopes up people.

[05soltom]

I always find it hard whether to 'like' these videos -because the story is being presented and people are being informed. Or whether to 'dislike' these videos because i do not like the meaning behind the story... hmmm

[ofosusam]

Keep fighting, and break the bank. Oh, sorry, we're already broke, I meant the credit card, from China of course. keep fighting, its good for business, I mean Chinese government owned business.

[TheArmenianArmo]

I fucking hate it when my fellow Americans fucking bitch and moan about us being in a war YOU PUSSIES SHUT THE FUCK UP AND RESPECT YOUR COUNTRY AND THE ARMED FORCES. I got sent to a military school for 2 years of my high school even though I hated that shit I learned how much I should respect my country and armed forces. It doesn't really seem like we're fighting for oil? so shut the FUCK UP AND STOP WHINING. It doesn't seem like ANY of the armed forces are bitching about it. Fucki

[dtrmp4]

@TheArmenianArmo I am so, so sorry that you were brain washed.Get well soon.

[badaboomrock]

@TheArmenianArmo troll

[STL913]

@TheArmenianArmo

That doesn't explain why the Anti-war Democrats and Ron Paul got almost 2 times more campaign contributions from U.S. soldiers than the Neo-Cons. I'm going to make a bold statement and say that the soldiers would rather be stationed at a peaceful base than in a war zone. It's okay though, I consider you a victim. You just bought into the propaganda that everything our government does is all good all the time.

[sharksarefriends]

@TheArmenianArmo Ah, another American who swallows everything the government tries to push down their throat. By the way, no American troop is doing their country any favour by "fighting terrorists" in Iraq. If you Americans actually feel that you need to be protected from some terrorists who are living in caves in Afghanistan (NOT IRAQ) and probably don't even have access to electricity or clean water, then I pity you.

[TheArmenianArmo]

@sharksarefriends I might be "Another American" but I'm an Armenian from Aleppo, Syria and even though that comment I made was probably really ignorant I'm not as ignorant as it may seem. We went to Iraq to deal with a problem we should have dealt with a long time ago, that problem was Saddam. He came close to controlling a large percentage of the WORLDS oil supply and wether we like it or not the whole fucking world uses oil and it would have affected the whole world

[nativemrv19722]

Let's pull the Hell out! We shouldn't have come in the first place.  It shouldn't even be a debate.!!!

[excitedsynapses]

The American government is Orwellian. The Patriotic Act is inherently Unpatriotic. Operation Enduring Freedom is Operation Enduring Dictatorship.

[excitedsynapses]

"The government bused in its own supporters to chase away anti-Maliki protesters"

So this is the Democracy America set-up? A different Dictatorship.

[warcraft1920]

@excitedsynapses This is a tactic in almost every democracy. From Europe to America.

[cbballbreaker1900]

let these sand niggers kill each other!

[landlogger]

SEEMS CLEAR TO ME. GET THE H OUT.

Iraq: Million signature campaign to demand U.S. forces departure taking place soon, MP says

Aswat al-Iraq

US KILLED MORE THAN A MILLION AND THEY STILL ARE DYING. They can not sign!

uruknet.info/?p=m78489&hd=&siz­e=1&l=e

[jgauthier522]

I'm part of the human race & I care about all people. Know matter what color there skin is, or there religion, or where on earth they are born into & or, live in. I do care about there safety, there health, if they have a roof over there head, and that they are getting enough food. But if they continue to ask us to leave & where hurtin' as a country & they don't want our help. Lets get our brothers & sisters home, & let stop giving them aid. Stop everything, & bring it home where it's needed.

[ilieklolcatz]

American Jewish lobby is what is forcing the USA to stay in the Middle East.

[Polydynamix]

@ilieklolcatz it seems like the rest of the world seems to over value the role of the "jewish lobby" in the USA. It certainly is important to the government that they remain happy, because they are ONE of the major groups that get presidents elected, but they are only cog in a very large war machine.

[jacob7207]

@ilieklolcatz Yeah, Israel's PM. What is he? American? Israeli? That's a large part of the problem right now.

[saadasim]

@ilieklolcatz

Iraq War Launched to Protect Israel - Bush Advisor

commondreamsXorg/headlines04/0­329-11Xhtm

[rubbara]

Its not up to the Iraqis, you leave when you leave...aka whenever the american government stops being corrupt tools for contractors.

[TheSkinzilla]

If the government says it doesn't want any American troops, or American military bases in Iraq, they will be ignored or overthrown. Check back with me in 15 years, I'd bet the U.S. will still be there.

[khansahb8]

nice job, America

[yourtreat2]

Iraqis have a uniquely chaotic manner of protesting.

[lifeovdeath]

Iraq is a strategic country, it links between asia and europe, without it oil supplies for the future will benot be met. If iraq gets stable it will take over both Iranian and saudi influence in the region. The US is not going to just leave a country with such importance for an uncertain future... I as an iraqi doubt the US forces will leave, they still have to stay to babysit our interest against hostile neighbors.

[jacksrumgone]

@lifeovdeath If we wanted Iraq's oil, we could have just become friends with Saddam Hussein. My government has done it in the past, they done it again. Instead we spend billions and BILLIONS of dollars trying to get ride of him and insurgences. Personally, if I want to get rid of Saddam, I would let the people do it like others are with their dictators.

[livecave144]

Fuck the mid east we should leave and get oil from south America and let ll of them fend for themselves living of their land maybe they can export dirt and camels

[TheKrapzapper]

Flash! Iraq plans to remove the US Dick from IRS ass on it's own schedule! No final word in whether oil reserves will be used as lube! Speculation has it, "Yep"! Zap Out!

[catholicforever]

The US isn't pulling out of iraq anytime soon, just ask the Japanese.

[revpunk1977]

War is never going to end. this is so orwellian.

[RayKalmNiam]

Stupid extremists. I'm referring to Americans.

[joesaiko]

@RayKalmNiam I think the word your looking for is "stupid capitalists." The American people do not want to be involved in war any more. We know that it was our own government that bombed us.

[jrm21386]

@RayKalmNiam Stupid ISI dominated military dictatorship. 

[theheatofthemoment]

@RayKalmNiam If Iraqis knew that they were doing, this situation wouldn't exist

[VictimOfBoredom]

@RayKalmNiam Americans who don't want their troops there? Because that's most of them.

[MrFattyfatfatboy]

@RayKalmNiam you love how muslim cut off womens noses dont you.

[LiberaLib]

god, i am so, so, so, so, SO sick of this goddamn war.

[AndrewMann552]

The US wants to stay? let's see what Muqtada al Sadr has to say about that!

[landlogger]

US commits Genocide through UN Sanctions RARE VIDEO

youtube.com/watch?v=FSzCJNb_Fc­s

this is the face of EVIL!!

[MacHK1]

@landlogger

I like how that video doesn't exist when the link tries to open lololol

[landlogger]

@MacHK1 Very strange comment To make? Do a You Tube search using the title which is correct. Probably can get it through google also. Title

US COMMITS GENOCIDE THROUGH UN SANCTIONS

[arayshine]

so we're keeping our troops there to prevent violence, yet our presence is what causes the violence? what a paradox lol

[554466551]

@arayshine Its presence isn't responsible for all the violence. As you're probably aware there are elements that will do all they can to frustrate and destabilise the situation, whether motivated by resentment of the US or because they want a different government. Those elements are what keep bombs going off in Iraq and if Iraq isn't strong enough to police itself when US forces leaves then all the sacrifices that have been made to stabilise the country will have been for nothing. Seriously.

[triplehandreymysteri]

2nd

[arayshine]

first!