RIP Camp Fallujah

Oct 18, 2008 23:28

WASHINGTON - When Marine Maj. Gen. John Kelly deployed to Iraq in February, the violence had fallen so low in Anbar province that he began figuring out how to start closing bases and prepare to go home ( Read more... )

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judasmachine October 19 2008, 11:34:50 UTC
"The Iraqis need to start standing up and we need to stand down, "

Was that not the original plan? I'm not arguing, I'm asking?

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judasmachine October 19 2008, 11:36:51 UTC
Oh you mean they already are, right?

/runs back to his reading comprehension class

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deven_science October 20 2008, 16:55:53 UTC
Well then, where will I be going in '10?

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wingnutx October 20 2008, 17:11:38 UTC
Might still be Iraq, but you won't be pulling any triggers. Might be Sudan :)

Is your rotation really that short?

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deven_science October 20 2008, 19:47:45 UTC
We're already on the schedule to go back mid-2010, barring something drastic. I know my wife doesn't like that news, and is living in her mind currently in a world where something is going to happen to cancel my leaving again. As of now, it's still Iraq on the ticket, but time will tell.

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