US allies fear worst after troops withdraw


	US allies fear worst after troops withdraw

jatfla

10-9-2009 8:20 PM

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jatfla says:

Absolutely heartbreaking!!! And we all knew this would happen when the venue in Washington changed. Betrayal.

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10-9-2009 8:22 PM

jatfla

"''Right now the militias are waiting behind the wall. When they know the US is out of the city, they will come back and eat the Iraqi army alive.''

10-9-2009 8:33 PM

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