A 48th Brigade Combat Team convoy waits their turn to leave on another supply convoy traveling south towards Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Britt Smith/Defend AmericaFrom the Danger Room:
A few minutes ago, President Obama just announced officially his plan to withdraw the bulk of U.S. forces from Iraq by August, 2010. Which raises the question: How do you remove from the country in a year and a half 90,000 or so troops, 40,000 aircraft and vehicles, and 80,000 containers (not to mention 100,000 contractors) spread across more than 280 installations in anything approaching an orderly way?
For nearly two years, the American military has been "shipping battlefield equipment through Jordan and Kuwait, testing possible exit routes," according to the Associated Press.
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My Comment: The British example of what happened when they left their bases in southern Iraq is a warning to what happens if the U.S. should leave without the proper planning and coordination of Iraqi forces.
I am sure that this coordination will be done .... but to do it in less than 19 months .... in an environment that may not be peaceful .... will be very hard to implement.
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