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Bush To Call 8 More National Guard Troops to Iraq, Afghanistan

By Jeralyn, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Wed Oct 17, 2007 at 09:16:21 PM EST
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The Pentagon is calling up 8 national guard troops, telling them to prepare for departure to Iraq and Afghanistan in July. Seven troops will go to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. Two of the units will be "full combat brigades."

July? We should be out of Iraq by then, not sending more troops.

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    Bush To Call 8 More National Guard Troops to Iraq, Afghanistan | 13 comments (13 topical)

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    Sorry, but they have known this for a long time... (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by Michael Gass on Thu Oct 18, 2007 at 04:21:56 AM EST
    This March 2007 After-Action Report specifically states:

    We will be forced to call up as many as nine National Guard combat brigades for an involuntary second combat tour this coming year. (Dr Chu at DOD has termed this as "no big deal.") Many believe that this second round of involuntary call-ups will topple the weakened National Guard structure--- which is so central to US domestic security. The National Guard Bureau has argued for a call up of only 12 months instead of 18 months. This misses the point--DOD will without fail be forced to also extend these National Guard brigades in combat at the last minute given the continuation of the current emergency situation.

    Not only did they know they would need to call up to 9 National Guard units, but, they KNOW they will be forced to involuntarily extend THEIR tours, AT THE LAST MINUTE, as well.

    We are not leaving Iraq... at least not until all the oil is gone.

    Gee... how many times does this have to said? (5.00 / 1) (#4)
    by Michael Gass on Thu Oct 18, 2007 at 10:14:19 AM EST
    You've had Alan Greenspan say it.

    Big-Oil Chiefs were meeting with Cheney during the 2000-2001 secret "Energy Task Force", and, FOIA requests revealed that they had Iraqi maps during the meetings that showed Iraqi Oil wells.

    The Iraqi Hydrocarbon Law, which is touted as the "end-all" to bring peace to Iraq, is nothing more then a law forcing Iraq to give control of all of its untapped oil fields to private, non-Iraqi, oil companies.

    And the "reasons" we went to war:

    • WMD's... not there.
    • Bring Democracy to Iraq... that's working out great.
    • Liberate Iraqi's... we destroyed their infrastructure and almost 5 years later, they don't have but a few hours of electricity a day.
    • Oh, and, to KEEP THE OIL OUT OF THE HANDS OF "TERRORISTS".

    As for us leaving?  Bush says he wants troops in Iraq for 50 years, ala, the Korea Model.  Why 50 years you ask?  It's called Peak Oil and the studies mostly all say 20-40 years until the world hits Peak Oil, which you can about here.

    And, the first company to sign an oil contract in Iraq?  A Bush crony.

    Now... YOU may have difficulty taking 2, adding 2 to it, and getting 4... but many others don't have that problem.

    Wow!! (1.00 / 1) (#5)
    by jimakaPPJ on Thu Oct 18, 2007 at 11:33:26 AM EST
    You mean that during meetings over energy that (are you ready for this?????) The evileeeeeee Big Oileees and the VP actually talked about the world's second largest suppliers of oil.

    Gasp....... That certainly is shocking...

    Do you realize for them to NOT have talked about Iraq would be like a meeting of the American League baseball owners NOT talking about the Yankees??

    You have no facts.

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    BTW (1.00 / 1) (#6)
    by jimakaPPJ on Thu Oct 18, 2007 at 11:44:05 AM EST
    I was feeling a little guilty about my gentle joshing about paranoia until I followed a trail through your link to the so-called Iraqi oil law and realized it was written by a group that is, basically anti-energy.... try this on for size, boys and girls...

    Peoples' Tribunal puts World Bank support for fossil fuels on trial

    Tehe


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    Tehehe (5.00 / 0) (#12)
    by jondee on Fri Oct 19, 2007 at 06:34:56 PM EST
    From the guy who links to the people who cracked  the Vince Foster/Ron Brown case wide open.

    Characterizing the questioning of the use of fossil fuels as "anti-energy" is just another stupid, reckless, overgeneralization. But, that's your specialty isnt it?

    If it cant be encompassed by a bumpersticker, why think it or write it?

    No wonder you guys stepped in it up to your as*es this past six years.

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    Got facts?? (1.00 / 1) (#3)
    by jimakaPPJ on Thu Oct 18, 2007 at 09:50:51 AM EST
    at least not until all the oil is gone.

    I have the foregoing comment time and time again, and I always ask for the same thing. Just a wee bit of factual information to back it up.

    I am eager to read your reply.

    Tell Putin (5.00 / 0) (#13)
    by jondee on Fri Oct 19, 2007 at 07:47:48 PM EST


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    whew! glad you clarified that. (none / 0) (#1)
    by cpinva on Wed Oct 17, 2007 at 10:15:00 PM EST
    my first thought, when i read the headline, was "why would the activation of 8 national guardsmen rate the news?"

    out by july 2008? yeah, right. this is mr. bush's "war without end", until someone (congress) pulls the financial plug on it.

    National Guard/Guarding the Nation... (none / 0) (#7)
    by kdog on Fri Oct 19, 2007 at 09:09:54 AM EST
    I wonder...when these guys and gals signed up to "guard the nation" in the "national guard", did they have an inkling the nations (or more apt, interests) they would be guarding would be half way around the world?

    Since the NG was used as recently as (1.00 / 0) (#8)
    by jimakaPPJ on Fri Oct 19, 2007 at 11:25:49 AM EST
    Desert Storm, I would say they did.

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    Good point.... (5.00 / 0) (#9)
    by kdog on Fri Oct 19, 2007 at 11:49:59 AM EST
    the old "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice..."

    I hope the teens of today are paying attention.

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    BION - Some people believe that it is their (1.00 / 0) (#10)
    by jimakaPPJ on Fri Oct 19, 2007 at 05:41:10 PM EST
    duty and that it is an honor to serve the country.

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    There's alot of ways of doing that (5.00 / 0) (#11)
    by jondee on Fri Oct 19, 2007 at 06:15:12 PM EST
    Maybe,to make sure they get all the right 'honored" people. they should remove all the inducements and see who signs up for service then.

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