Big Fricking deal…US Military: Troops in Iraq Dip Below 100,000

Is this supposed to change the fact that the Bush-Cheney-neocons invaded Iraq using lies? To silence Israel’s enemy  Saddam Hussein under a pretext of WMD’s and mobile labs that were sheer fabrications? Who really benefits? and how US troops will be there for decades?  It’s Empire and necon fail whether there’s 99,099 or 120,000 troops. Enough. As to Obama’s lies and Bush’s lies……what’s the difference?

US Military: Troops in Iraq Dip Below 100,000

Lowest Level Since 2003 Invasion

According to the US military, the troop level in Iraq has dipped slightly below 100,000, the first time the level has fallen this low since the 2003 invasion. The level officially stands at 98,000.

For much of the invasion, the US kept 100,000 or slightly more troops in the nation, but diversions to Afghanistan have dipped the level to a new low. During the campaign, President Obama claimed he would remove all troops from Iraq by May 2010.

This clearly has been abandoned, but the Pentagon says they remain “on track” to have the troop level down to around 50,000 by August, a level which the Obama Administration has said they intend to maintain this level “indefinitely” to protect American interests in the region.

Multiple high profile bombings have drawn speculation that the drawdown to 50,000 could be delayed. The election delays and a prospective Sunni boycott could also fuel sectarian tensions.

http://news.antiwar.com/2010/02/16/us-military-troops-in-iraq-dip-below-100000/