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again, IMO, what we seem to be doing is setting up some sort of presence over there in the mid-east, much like we did in germany post ww2. i would not be surprised if we dont end up leaving a goodly number over there...remember we are closing the germany base...to project our power to that part of the world--"Hey, we're right here if you decide to mess up" sorta thing. QUOTE]


You are correct. We will have our troops over there for a LONG time. I have heard a geeral predict us to be fighting terrorism over there for at least 10 more yrs. I guess that's what it takes though when you try to liberate a country like Iraq. It's a damn shame though, lots more troops will be injured and killed. Let me just assure you that they may say the war is over, but if you were there you would never guess that.