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To: RetiredNow who wrote (217207)	2/3/2005 11:42:55 PM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1575422

"U.S. troops didn't withdraw for decades after. U.S. troops stationed in both Germany and Japan brought a great deal of goodwill and money to both those recovering countries." But the goodwill started from Day One. Ask any German over age 50.

To: RetiredNow who wrote (217207)	2/4/2005 2:52:26 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575422

Germany and Japan took 3-4 years to get to an election. U.S. troops didn't withdraw for decades after. Its different having US bases in a country and being the people policing the country. The US still has bases in Japan, but US soldiers don't do any law enforcement there. Yet, with Iraq, you want us out after only 2 years. That is simply ridiculous. There are no historical precedents for us withdrawing so quickly. ?? There are plenty. Panama and Grenada come to mind. My point is that it DOES NOT take years to train a cop, so there is no reason for US forces to be policing Iraqi streets for years. In fact, its a recipe for things to go poorly and it encourages the insurgents by giving them an outside enemy. I hope it will be less, but we should never leave until the job is done. Yeha, I've heard the jargon speech. Come to play, play to win, always give 110%, be the ball! Fact is there is no need to be there in the current capacity (the security force) for 12 more months. There is no advantage to putting a deadline up for departure, but the sooner the better.