تعليق: samsoum ...
	27 فيفري 2009 في 10:46 م
Tarek, the message is subtle. Obama was very careful in choosing his words. He said the august 2010 date will be the end of the "combat mission" so that it sounds close to his campaign promise of 16 months to bring the troops back. But at the same time Gates said the remaining troops staying beyond 08/20010 will be involved in anti-terrorism missions that would involve combat.. So he is giving an exit strategy to the neocons, but at the same time he is not fullfilling his campaign pledge specially for Iraqis and the 2011 deal done by the Bush admin is still in place.. The other gain for the neocons is that the decision is not final and could change if the parameters on the field change. So the only way I read this is that there will be troop reduction by 09/2010 if there is no deterioration of the situation on the field but the withdrawal date did not change.




	تعليق: Tarek طارق ...
	28 فيفري 2009 في 4:30 ص
yes samsoum I agree... that's what I said in fact... but still I want to emphasize the symbolic set back of the neocons... the very fact of announcing the intention of "removing ALL forces" could never be uttered by a neocon administration... yet I still think that the economic crisis, the need to focus on Afghanistan and most of all a highly probable increasing pressure by Iraqis (and other actors in the region) from all boards to end the occupation (by political and non political means) would lead to the realization of Obama's intended "end of 1011" FINAL deadline.. this seems to me a realistic scenario especially for an Obama who clearly understands that it's useless to stay there in such highly visible format... all the rhetoric he's doing is for tactical purposes and imagery: the sensitive relation with the military, not wanting to be seen as the president who "surrendered".. etc




	تعليق: laabed ...
	28 فيفري 2009 في 5:02 م
إن ألإحنلال الأمربكي للعراق سيينواصل 3 سنوات أخرى في فنرة حكم أوباما و الإدارة الأمربكية تـسوق لها على أساس أنها فنرة تـهيئة الإنسحاب و ترتيب البيت العراقي بينما الواقع يقول أنها إستمرار للإحتلال لمدة ستدوم 3/4 المدة الرئاسية لأوياما.و قد بدت تظهر للعيان الصعوبات التي نعترض أوباما في تنفيذ الوعود الإنتخابية و من أهمها الإنسحاب السريع و الا مشروط من العراق و هو في نظري تراجع كبيريعكس ضعف أوباما أمام المؤسسة العسكرية ولربما هي بداية لتنازلات أخرى ستجعل من أوباها رئيسا ضعيفا وشكلي ينفذ قرار تصنعه دوائر و قوى أخرى وهو ما سيشكل خيية أمل كبيرة لدى الناخب الأمريكي و في العالم عموما.

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