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Originally posted by Lebowski achiever
reply to post by Psychopump
It scares the crap out of me. I hope I am really really wrong and it stays just a ridiculous scenario in my head.
Originally posted by Gorman91
I take the fact that videos show fewer and fewer troops fighting, and more Iraqis doing the work as proof we are preparing the leave.
Originally posted by Gorman91
The fact this year marks the lowest number of deaths in Iraq since the war began amongst US soldiers further backs this up.
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What is the SCO position on the U.S. presence in the region? SCO members say U.S. bases in the region, established in the wake of 9/11, were not meant to be permanent and were only installed to assist the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. China and Russia have chafed at the U.S. military presence in Central Asia, an energy-rich region both consider within their sphere of influence. After uprisings in Ukraine, Georgia, and Kyrgyzstan unseated leaders loyal to the Kremlin, Russia views the U.S. presence in the post-Soviet region, including the eastward expansion of NATO and its growing presence in Afghanistan, with increasing suspicion. Many in Moscow argue these so-called color revolutions were the work of U.S.-funded nongovernmental organizations. Beijing sees the U.S. military presence along its western border as part of Washington's strategy to contain China, experts say