"We Need Troops To Protect Our Embassy In Iraq"

DemocratSinceBirth

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Sun Nov-11-07 09:38 AM
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"We Need Troops To Protect Our Embassy In Iraq"

Edited on Sun Nov-11-07 09:40 AM by DemocratSinceBirth

Regardless of how you feel about maintaining troops in Iraq , to suggest we need troops there to protect our embassy is ludicrous... Most embassies are protected by a small Marine contingent...If the security environment is so tenuous that you needs thousands or tens of thousands of troops to protect your embassy you shouldn't have an embassy in that country in the first place ...

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C_U_L8R

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Sun Nov-11-07 09:44 AM
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1. more republican bad judgement

has the right been right on anything ???

i'm astounded at their blunders.

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Sun Nov-11-07 09:45 AM
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3. Most Embassies Have Five Or So Marines Protecting Them

Edited on Sun Nov-11-07 09:46 AM by DemocratSinceBirth

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meegbear

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Sun Nov-11-07 09:45 AM
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2. Is that the new meme?

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Sun Nov-11-07 09:48 AM
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4. From Our Side

I don't know what the best solution is for Iraq but to suggest we need "troops" there to protect our embassy is disingenuous...

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DURHAM D

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Sun Nov-11-07 10:44 AM
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5. I am having trouble with your logic.

The "five marines" as all of the security at our embassies is no longer true - has not been for many years.

Are you just trying to say we should not have an embassy?

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Sun Nov-11-07 10:52 AM
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6. If The Security Environment Is So Tenuous That We Need

If the security environment is so tenuous or that the host nation can not guarantee the safety of our embassy staff I think we should revisit the need to have an embassy in that nation in the first place...

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Vickers

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Sun Nov-11-07 10:53 AM
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7. Aren't diplomatic relations normally broken off with countries

we are fighting?

:shrug:

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