Rumors? Truth? Propaganda? Conspiracy Theory? The Liberal Media? You tell me............



http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...ol-840512.html

Revealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control

Bush wants 50 military bases, control of Iraqi airspace and legal immunity for all American soldiers and contractors

By Patrick ****burn
Thursday, 5 June 2008

A secret deal being negotiated in Baghdad would perpetuate the American military occupation of Iraq indefinitely, regardless of the outcome of the US presidential election in November.

The terms of the impending deal, details of which have been leaked to The Independent, are likely to have an explosive political effect in Iraq. Iraqi officials fear that the accord, under which US troops would occupy permanent bases, conduct military operations, arrest Iraqis and enjoy immunity from Iraqi law, will destabilise Iraq's position in the Middle East and lay the basis for unending conflict in their country.

But the accord also threatens to provoke a political crisis in the US. President Bush wants to push it through by the end of next month so he can declare a military victory and claim his 2003 invasion has been vindicated. But by perpetuating the US presence in Iraq, the long-term settlement would undercut pledges by the Democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama, to withdraw US troops if he is elected president in November.

The timing of the agreement would also boost the Republican candidate, John McCain, who has claimed the United States is on the verge of victory in Iraq – a victory that he says Mr Obama would throw away by a premature military withdrawal.

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More articles on same subject........

http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Iraq/10218150.html

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i...icjiAD913A9000

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/...EN-US-Iraq.php

 

not gonna happen

 

I heard about that. No surprise to me. Sounds like that "...100 years..." thing to me. Hey, I could be wrong. - Og

 

The part I find interesting is this....

President Bush wants to push it through by the end of next month so he can declare a military victory and claim his 2003 invasion has been vindicated. But by perpetuating the US presence in Iraq, the long-term settlement would undercut pledges by the Democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama, to withdraw US troops if he is elected president in November.


If this goes through Obama wont be able to say he is going to pull troops out.

 

Seriously, you really don't know who to trust anymore. These are going to be the most exciting and the most concerning political years to come. There's so much info out there now, you really don't know if there's an agenda behind it. Very concerning. - Og