[Marxism] Gonzalez

[abu hartal <abuhartal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"At the same event, Obama committed to keeping enough soldiers in Iraq to 
"carry out our counter-terrorism activities there" which includes "striking at 
al Qaeda in Iraq." What he didn't say is this continued warfare will require an 
estimated 60,000 troops to remain in Iraq according to a May 2006 report 
prepared by the Center for American Progress."
This is a lie. That report calls for a reduction to 60,000 in the first year 
and zero in the second year. Obama is not calling for large scale permanent 
deployment of troops to remain in Iraq. He has called for a residual force 
(meaning less than a brigade, meaning at most a couple of thousand soldiers) to 
protect US civilians and diplomats (good for him) and a small force to go after 
the 200 or 300 al Qaeda operatives. Obama has said often and loudly that he 
will radically narrow the US mission in Iraq. There may be a couple of hundred 
trainers needed for that, but even they will be on a timeline to leave. So the 
idea that 
Obama has called for a deployment of 60,000 troops is a willful distortion, 
that is a LIE. And Gonzalez knows that because the report he cites calls for a 
reduction to zero troops in the second year. 
No one should have faith in Gonzalez. There is also no evidence in any 
statement at any time that he has any real knowledge of the region. 
AH
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