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The end of forever wars, as some are so quick to claim?

Journal by fustakrakich

You know who you are...

say no more.. say no more, and the groupies following!

Eh, whatever, short answer, no...

The top U.S. commander for the Middle East said Thursday that the United States will keep the current 2,500 troops in Iraq for the foreseeable future... They actually want all U.S. forces to leave, and all U.S. forces are not going to leave... that may provoke a response as we get later into the end of the month.

So there.. We're Americans dammit!

In other news:

This may or may not be a good thing, but it's still chum for the republicans

The New York City Council on Thursday approved legislation that would expand voting rights to hundreds of thousands of legal noncitizens, allowing a once-disenfranchised segment of Big Apple taxpayers a chance to participate in the local democratic process.

The measure was easily approved by the City Council with the support of a number of advocacy groups, who say that New York's legal permanent residents have the right to weigh in on who leads the city and how their tax dollars are spent.

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