US President Obama announces end to America's war in Iraq

[bwild61]

It is odd how the numbers kept changing concerning the number of " innocent " civilians dying in Iraq. History has a way of repeating itself, as the same thing occurred in Vietnam. In Iraq as well as Vietnam, most of the natives were killed by their own people and some died while placing booby traps intended for Americans.

[Fungi2131]

Its funny how these fucking Iraqi assholes treat us like shit, when liberated there country of an asshole dictator. I use to feel bad for the bastards, but they want to live a shitty live then let them die one. Ungrateful bastards.

America was in iraq for the innocent and that poor, not for the rich and powerful!

[Fungi2131]

All you Republican assholes forget that Is dooshbag bush started this fucking war and Obama is fixing the shit that bush fucked up. So get the fuck over it and accept it. Cracker ass son of bitches!

[lukeiamyourfaja]

So what he's saying is we are giving up to make whiny democrats happy. what an example for the president to set.

[669Tim]

We didn't win this war we were told if we kept soldiers there they wouldn't be given immunity.... I dont blame em... Think about if it were Iraqi soldiers here... Would we give them immunity if they were to kill us citizens? I can't imagine we would... So why do you think we should be able to do that same thing in iraq...

[MrBoxen]

@megatroll Well your name makes me think and no one can take you seriously when you can even spell "Laugh" right

[srdjankovic]

7 million dead, 1.3 million refugees, GOOD JOB AMERICA AND FUCK YOU

[franksters08]

Why did the USA get in there in the first place?

[pandulche]

"All of our troops"... except for, you know, those massive military bases on Iraqi soil. "Our troops are finally coming home" ... oh you mean deploying to Uganda? No justice, no peace, until every last yanqui imperialist torturer gets out the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Latin America!! DOWN WITH THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND THE IMPERIALIST WAR MACHINE. EICHMERIKKANS, STOP SUPPORTING WAR CRIMINAL SCUM. STOP MURDERING IRAQI PEOPLE

[Torik1775]

My wife is there till January 2012 and in November of 2011 a new unit just arrived!!!!!! Of course if you hear what he says, the war will end, not our presnence!

[daemonpacman]

alright now we can spend all that war money on paying off our debts

[VolcomStoner829]

I like how hes been saying different dates that our troops would be pulled out through out his presidency

[looney408]

Ok maybe Osama agreed to get "dead" and got sum kinda reward 4 it

[Yohan12PSN]

Thumbs up if your the 911 viewer!

[Einsteinbomb]

Hard to believe only one single Republican running for President agreed with President Obama's decision to leave Iraq.

[Criss666999]

Cool, 1 500 000 Iraqi people dead, 7 000 US soldiers(only confirmed ones) dead, and 20 000 000 000 000 dollars spent(what they reported only). Anyone knows why?

[Einsteinbomb]

@Criss666999

I blame our country's stupidity.

[DeadmanInc336]

Boy oh boy. Fox News and those GOP cocksuckers were probably going ballistic when this news broke out.

[g07h4xf00]

@DeadmanInc336 Obama '12

No more republican presidents fuck that shit

Imagine the alternative, if McCain had been elected. Completely different.

[DeadmanInc336]

@g07h4xf00

Nah. McCain would have just kept doing what Bush was doing. Funny thing is that I actually supported McCain at first. But then here's what happened. He sold his soul to the GOP. He basically sold out to get the GOP nomination and became the Republican machine. Such a pity.

[l2pks4f3rs]

@DeadmanInc336 I love how libtards bash on the republicans for no reason, they don't even know what the hell they are talking about. 

[l2pks4f3rs]

@DeadmanInc336 when will you people learn that to earn a good living, you have to work for it, and sometimes fight. It's not handed to you.

[DeadmanInc336]

@l2pks4f3rs

"you people" he sais. Hahahah! XD

Well thank goodness I am not one of 'those people'.

[l2pks4f3rs]

@DeadmanInc336 i hope you aren't.



[knoose]

Now we really need jobs...lots of men coming home.

And expect a baby boom.

[knoose]

How many times are we announcing things?

[bromixsr]

What's this talk that America needs to stay and help make things better.. You need to wake up; nobody wants you around, the Iraqi government all but said that, and I doubt anybody out there would stay and help you out. So go home and take a good look at yourselves: you are in a recession, you are in debt, you have a totally divided political system and can't get anything done, and you are hated world wide. Time to fix you're own shit, America, leave everyone else the fuck alone.

[DeadmanInc336]

@bromixsr

Not to mention the fact that the Middle-East is on the verge of imploding in on itself. Let's face it. That region has been at war with itself since as far as man can remember due to religious nutjobs and extremists. We tried to help and it didn't work out much. Hell! They've made it clear that they don't really want America there. Do we want to be nearby when all hell breaks loose there? Hell no! We need to focus on ourselves rather than trying to be the savior of our world.

[TOTCD]

All you people need to stop acting as if Obama started this war

[03montel]

Everyone: Just be happy for the troops who get to come home to their families.

[TommyTurntables1]

right on

[mainemike52]

Just more lies from the puke faced dick head

[cooldude17100]

That means no jobs for the troops coming back. Good luck. That and post war syndrome. So instead of dying on the line and sounding like heroes. They'll be found in their rooms hanging from the ceiling or with their brains blown out by their own gun. Don't get me wrong coming from war is great. I'm against it but maybe coming out of Iraq isnt all as great as it sounds

[SAMSON12321]

Now america will be burdened with dealing with these mentally retarded soldiers to the states with their diseases, DU poisonings, post traumatic brain disorders, psych/social issues, depression and violent outbursts. Maybe once they all go on killing rampages in america the understanding of what war does to ones brain will be better understood.

[OrphanPaper]

fuck the Usa with a point stick

[Dark1ne78]

LMAO... What a pile of steaming excrement... you mean, some, that aren't the privatized blackwater troops staying at the over 40 permanent bases will deploy to syria and iran to get ready for ww3, stay alert folks, this is all bs....

[poemunition]

Afghanistan and Libya next? Don't count on it. Maybe we'll start up another in Syria or Iran.

[heronoki]

Look, this is good news. Great news in fact, but am I the only one that find it's unbelievably sickening and convenient that Obama waits until the middle of the re-election to withdraw the troops? People were asking for this long before he became president, why wait so damn long?

[thestarupthere]

@heronoki Got facts wrong dude... If you look more into the subject of why... Iraq refuses to keep US military in Iraq anymore...so in all reality the US got kicked out...Obama administrated this war well and did what it was needed to do and DONE...War is over!! Yeeeeaaahh!

[heronoki]

@thestarupthere Then why wait til now to end it? He preached he was going to end it when he first got into office and yet he waits to THE VERY LAST SECOND (no exaggeration, re-election is halfway done) to stop it. Even if your right, it still seems likd bizarrely convenient timing.

[TOTCD]

@heronoki Iraq wasn't stable yet. You can't enter a country and then leave it messed up.

You need to help them rebuild it.

[DeadmanInc336]

@TOTCD

Not if the country or better yet the government doesn't want us there anymore. Let's face it. The US just basically got kicked out of by the Iraqi government. And here's another reality check for ya. Iraq will stay messed up no matter what. There are so many religious whackjobs, extremists, and corrupt individuals living in that region. Iraq or should I say, the entire Middle-East will NEVER be stable with or without our "occupation". History has proven it.

[TOTCD]

@DeadmanInc336 No you're wrong. The US was negotiating a deal to leave 4000 troops there.

They would still remove most of their troops. That's not what I call being kicked out.

The US doesn't have immunity in most countries where they're based Germany,SKorea,Japan.

But they don't mind over there because there is an established judicial system.

Do some research friend

[DeadmanInc336]

@TOTCD

Your mother did research!

[TOTCD]

@DeadmanInc336 Of course she did ...

[g07h4xf00]

@TOTCD No, you're wrong.

[TOTCD]

@g07h4xf00 I don't think so

[thestarupthere]

@tixmastr Hahaha Very true! "Obama speaks off the cuff.." I think thats why he has to look at his speach or else he probably be going off subject! This president is just too awsome and people need to get their racist stick up their ass and open their eyes and SEE what this president has done....its a whole lot...the proof is in the pudding!! ...and some just dont like it...hehehe

[poemunition]

Obama has taken Bush's war machine and put it in overdrive, sending even more troops to fight overseas, spending more money on "defense" than even Bush did, and engaging the U.S. in even more conflicts on more fronts, most of the time even ignoring the Constitutional separation of powers (i.e. breaking the law) in order to pursue unending warfare. And liberal progressives still support this guy? No big deal?

[thestarupthere]

@poemunition and that helped to FINALLY find BIN LADIN and the last dude that died!! .... so YO HE DID ENDED IT.... so what ever people may say....THE WAR IS OVER....and that's that....its all about "until the last soldier enters the border"..... thats all that matters...cuddos Obama! He must hate war as we all do....if we all got to get over there and finish it faster...I'm down with that...and thats what happened...so yeah...WAR IS OVER!

[poemunition]

Afghanistan has effectively been the replacement (in terms of spending) for the Iraq War. This is all such a sham... These troops from Iraq, I'm sure, will promptly be redeployed to Afghanistan, to Libya or now even Congo. And we shouldn't leave out targets like Syria which makes a perfect staging ground for the U.S. to attack Iran. Defense spending has been outrageously high under Obama. We still have all these bombing campaigns in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, so on.

[poemunition]

Tthe truth is, we aren't withdrawing troops because the Obama administration finally wanted us out. We're leaving because the Iraqi government has flat-out REFUSED to let us stay anymore. The Huffington Post today, said, I quote: "for much of this year, Obama and his advisers have been trying to find a way to retain some troop presence in the country."

[moe3161987]

No weapons of mass destruction, shame on you, shame on you mr. president shame on you, you start war with other human beings ??

[thestarupthere]

@moe3161987 Get your facts right...he didn't start this war!! Duuuuhhh but her sure did finished it!! Woot Woot!

[moe3161987]

@thestarupthere I like Obama, I mean bush, More than 4000 dead Woot Woot

[DexArtist]

I SMELL BULLSHIT!!!!!

[BeantownJim]

4 wars! not 1 but 4

[danesworld]

Mission Accomplished ?

[5T4RSCREAM233]

And we should believe a pathological liar why?

[ericdplace2b]

Notice how he cant memorize a single word from his speech..constantly looking down as if he's just being told what to say. Obama isn't that great of a speaker and so direct/promising when he doesnt have the words floating across a screen right in front of him , huh...hes in no control. Ron Paul, Romney, Perry... it doesnt matter people

[Phead128]

So long as Iraq is a pliable oil vassal that will curb iranian influence and support Israel of course ibamaa happy

[calicheSCOT]

Good timing



[animalnt]

they are packing up, ready for iran now

[13CIRCLE]

Yeah he doesn't tell you about the permanent USA presence in Iraq though w/ the multi- illion dollar Army Base there. Wake up people.

[tudortoomey]

@13CIRCLE You state the obvious. He says that the combat mission will end. The US and all other countries with big armies have troops stationed all over the world. I know people stationed in Germany and that's a war that ended a very long time ago.

[13CIRCLE]

@tudortoomey but the timing and how it seems so misleading the way this guy is sooooo 'slick'. It's really too bad that the USA has to have bases in other sovereign countries.....

[tudortoomey]

@13CIRCLE It is too bad that the US has to yes but all countries do it including mine - UK. As for the timing, it's better sooner rather than later. To be fair, this should have happened a long time ago and that applies to all countries. Hopefully this will mean less US/EU deaths.