# US out of Iraq by 30 June? Really?  What will happen?

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**Created:** [May 5, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-out-of-iraq-by-30-june-really-what-will-happen/495374 "2009-05-05T00:57:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-out-of-iraq-by-30-june-really-what-will-happen/495374/1 "2009-05-05T00:57:21Z")

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[Iraq Insists on US Leaving Cities by June 30](http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=7494352)

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> Iraq’s government Monday ruled out allowing U.S. combat troops to remain in Iraqi cities after the June 30 deadline for their withdrawal, despite concern that Iraqi forces cannot cope with the security challenge following a resurgence of bombings in recent weeks.

Will this happen? Will some portion of these troops be sent to Afghanistan? Will Iraq suffer? Or rise to the occasion? Will the absence of our troops cause more violence, or will it subside?

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-out-of-iraq-by-30-june-really-what-will-happen/495374/2 "2009-05-05T02:19:06Z")

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Going to happen sooner or later. We made a mess. It is their lot to make it livable. It can not be much fun for them.

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**Author:** ![flickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-out-of-iraq-by-30-june-really-what-will-happen/495374/3 "2009-05-05T02:23:22Z")

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Their request is for troops to not be on regular patrol in the cities, not that they be out of the country. I haven’t gone back to research, but wasn’t that the plan all along?

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-out-of-iraq-by-30-june-really-what-will-happen/495374/4 "2009-05-05T02:24:45Z")

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No the ‘combat troops’ will be redefined as ‘military police’ and ‘training units’. On paper the number of combat troops will go down drastically, the number of people on the ground will hardly change.

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-out-of-iraq-by-30-june-really-what-will-happen/495374/5 "2009-05-05T13:36:59Z")

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The article was in response to the ongoing troubles in Mosul. The US is willing to continue to help in the city _if the Iraqis request it_. The strategic agreement with the Iraqi government was hammered out before Obama came into office. There is no change. If the Iraqis request help then it will be dealt with on a case by case basis. At this time troops are being withdrawn from cities by the end of June. The withdrawal from the country will happen over the next few years. Nothing new here.