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Troops, Timetables & Turks: 2 + 2=5?

Post by Riddick » 09-13-2005 01:43 PM

This might qualify as "Weird Nooz"
...! But it seems more apropos to post here -

Talabani Says Iraqis Could Replace Many U.S. Troops
President's Claim About Major American Withdrawal by Year's End Conflicts With White House Position
Washington Post, Tuesday Sept. 13 2005

So, Iraq has 60,000 "well-trained" troops?
Reaching 100,000 by the end of the year?
Huh. That's a long way from a lowly 4-figure figure!
Hey! Throw in automatic weapons & 50 tanks &
could be quite a fightin' army they got there --
But wait! There's more!

Talabani: If US Troops Withdraw, Turkish Army will Enter Iraq
Zaman Online, Tuesday Sept. 13 2005

WHOA now! Hold on! So,
Talabani claims a major American troop withdrawl could happen by year's end
...AND Talabani claims if US troops withdraw, the Turkish army will enter Iraq.
Let me get this straight:
US pulls out? Check.
Turks invade? Check.
OK. Got it!

But wait! There's more!
Iraq's president: no timetable for US withdrawal
Reuters, Sept. 13 2005
'Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said on Tuesday that Iraq will not set a timetable for a withdrawal of U.S. troops, backing away from his published remarks that the United States could withdraw as many as 50,000 troops by the end of the year.'

Well timetables may not be de rigueur,
but contradiction seems to be popular
... not to mention backpeddling ...

Any case? Methinks there's more to this
than meets the eye (or what gets press)

I'd say something doesn't add up
but then, hey, what do I know-?
I'm not the President of Iraq OR
the President of the US ...
Gotta love that new math, huh?
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