In Iraq's Diyala Province, US forces anticipate exit
The American military is handing over control of projects in the troubled province ahead of a US-Iraqi security pact that could reduce the US footprint next year.
By Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
from the November 3, 2008 edition
BALAD RUZ, Iraq - The US is actively transferring ownership of Iraq's troubled Diyala Province, using a tough-love approach to force Iraq to take on greater control ahead of any deal that would put limits on the American military next year.
From handing over irrigation projects to cutting funding in favor of a more cumbersome Iraqi payment system, the strategy amounts to the de facto first steps of withdrawal.
"Our big thing is getting Americans to stop doing things and get the Iraqi government to do them," says US Army Staff Sgt. Dave Schlicher, a civil affairs team leader who has worked in the towns along the Iran border for months.
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The Stock market will go up.
The US is already preparing the groundwork to pull troops out as Iraq takes greater control - ALL WITHOUT ANNOUNCING A TIMETABLE.
So whats left - unemployment?
Obama
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