Why does Maliki think Iraq will be ready in June? ABC reported this...

[European Socialist]

but there is no follow up. Inquiring minds want to know.

[aquart]

1. Bugged you, too, huh?

Yah, I wondered about that.

[wryter2000]

2. I think it's something they made up

I think Bush (and Rove) thought it would play with the faithful and take the heat off for another 6 - 7 months. And maybe then, Maliki can tell us we can go home, and Bush can declare victory and bring the troops home.

[Nickster]

3. It's a Friedman. "The turning point is within the next 6 months" n/t

[Norquist Nemesis]

6. Factor into that Talabani's comment about full agreement with

Iran and Cheney being summoned to Saudi Arabia...yes, it's a messy brew indeed!

But, I agree with you that it's being set up so that Maliki dis-invites the U.S. Al-Sadr's in the mix as well; demanding a 'timetable' and Maliki publicly stating June 07, along with the military and ISG giving a summer 2008 puts it on the calendar with some flexibility.

Meanwhile, we haven't heard much at all about Afghanistan (and Bush never even mentions it at all).

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. he's learned of the microsecond attention span of the media and

much of the public. It doesn't matter what you say - just shut them up, and in 6 months time, either no one will remember - or even if they do (and Russert shows videoclips), the questions will be softball...

And I am sure that some young blonde woman will disappear in six months, or OJ will suggest another book, etc that will dominate the airwaves and newspapers.

Am I cynical?

[soothsayer]

5. The check is in the mail

[Clark2008]

7. Because that's how long it will take Irani troops to deploy.

:shrug: