A while ago, we were informed that the US Army will finally pull out from Iraq. Most of the forces will leave by the end of August and about 50,000 will stay behind to train Iraqi soldiers/personnel until the end of 2011. This came as a huge relief to many Americans and I think after nearly 10 years in Iraq, its about time the United States took off from Iraq. But Barack Obama give NO word about the almost 100,000 paid mercenaries who are in Iraq fighting for the US.
Although a outcry from a top General of Iraq said that Iraqi forces aren't going to be able to hold up forces on its borders if US leaves now, and that they need American forces at least through his decade and until 2020. He also said that Obama will leave "iraq to the wolves" if US leaves now. I think this is just BS now... For the years we have been there, the Iraqis (most of them anyway) *BLEEP*ED about how US are taking over them and that they should go back to America and now that they are leaving, they don't want them to go because they KNOW they need us so the country doesn't collapse.
But I think the US is getting its money/lives worth because it wants the Government of Iraq to take over the aid for victims of US military operations and Obama is finally making ANOTHER good decision in his Office. If the US still stays in Iraq and takes heed of the Iraqi General's warning, the US will be branded as fools who just help other countries when its own country is in the *BLEEP*.
After the General guy who made that warning, the Iraqi people are starting to pretend that he didn't say that and I seriously think they are going to hang him after this is all over cause he said that This actually comes after the next General told the US officials in a press conference that "Iraqi forces are ready to take over". The violence has been GROWING and more attacks are starting to appear everywhere and people want the US to stay, in fact the deadliest month for US this year (and the whole war i think) was July. I'm pretty sure what the General said was true though, they are going to be MORE ATTACKS and MORE DEATHS of Iraqis after the end of 2011 and all the US forces leave, only making a few hundred/tens of US soldiers to stay. I feel that the US is DEFINITELY making the right decision! What do you guys think?