LAST EDITED ON Sep-12-14 AT 10:18AM (MST)[p]
Boskee,
Here is the problem with GWB's prediction, he is the one that ordered the invasion that broke Iraq and unleashed the chaos of sectarian violence. He knocked off the Sunni leader of Iraq and gave the country to the Shiite majority and then agreed prior to leaving office that the U.S. would leave Iraq.
You can read the it here:
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/122074.pdf
Recognizing the performance and increasing capacity of the Iraqi Security Forces, the assumption of full security responsibility by those Forces, and based upon the strong relationship between the Parties, an agreement on the
following has been reached:
1. All the United States Forces shall withdraw from all Iraqi territory no later than December 31, 2011.
2. All United States combat forces shall withdraw from Iraqi cities,villages, and localities no later than the time at which Iraqi Security Forces assume full responsibility for security in an Iraqi province, provided that such withdrawal is completed no later than June 30, 2009.
3. United States combat forces withdrawn pursuant to paragraph 2 above shall be stationed in the agreed facilities and areas outside cities, villages, and localities to be designated by the JMOCC before the date established in
paragraph 2 above.
4. The United States recognizes the sovereign right of the Government of Iraq to request the departure of the United States Forces from Iraq at any time The Government of Iraq recognizes the sovereign right of the United States to withdraw the United States Forces from Iraq at any time.
5. The Parties agree to establish mechanisms and arrangements to reduce the number of the United States Forces during the periods of time that have been determined, and they shall agree on the locations where the United
States Forces will be present
So are you saying the U.S. should not abide by it's agreements or that in 2007 GWB knew we shouldn't withdraw and then in 2008 agreed to withdraw? The agreement he signed took effect Jan. 1, 2009. So if he knew we should not withdraw from Iraq back in 2007, why did he agree to leave? The agreement we signed said Iraq had to agree to let us stay, it is right there in black and white and Iraqi's told us to pound sand because they would not grant U.S. Troops immunity like every other SOFA agreement we have. So should any president have signed a SOFA agreement whereby U.S. troops are subject to the host country's criminal code when the troops are following orders? No president could sign such a thing.
You all are forgetting the Iraqi government had a chance to say, "Stay and help us" instead they invoked the agreement they had with President Bush for us to leave.
It all makes sense unless you realize it is a complex problem, made more difficult by the Iran influence Shiite Majority in Iraq and Sunni dominated ISIS and the fact that we removed the Sunni leader of Iraq and let the Shiites take over. We lit the fuze
The Iraqi's had a vote in whether we stayed or not and they voted no.
Nemont