Iraq: the people on the street are jubilant as U.S. pulls out
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General Raymond Odierno was resolute in his answers on the Sunday morning shows; the recent spike in violence in Iraq will not defer the pulling out of U.S. troops from Iraqi cities by the 30th of June. He was asked by a variety of show hosts if he thought that the Iraqi forces could secure the country as Americans withdraw; his response was positive, but also appeared to indicate what he didn't say, and that was: 'Whether they are ready or not, we've got orders to leave, and we're leaving'.
According to a report in Le Monde, an Iraqi soldier views this date, and the event it marks as the 'victory of Iraq' over 35 years of adversity, and because he hopes, that the American withdrawal of cities will signal the beginning of the end of foreign occupation. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki decided to call June 30th, 2009 a national historic celebration.
According to a report in Le Monde, an Iraqi soldier views this date, and the event it marks as the 'victory of Iraq' over 35 years of adversity, and because he hopes, that the American withdrawal of cities will signal the beginning of the end of foreign occupation. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki decided to call June 30th, 2009 a national historic celebration.
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