Third Iraqi Official Suggests Withdrawal Timeline

[babylonsister]

Contradicting McCain, Another Iraqi Official Calls for Timetable For Withdrawal
Sam Stein
July 10, 2008 09:52 AM


Yet another Iraqi official is specifying the need for deadlines for U.S. troops to leave their country, casting doubt on John McCain's claim that the Maliki government is not, in fact, interested in a timetable for withdrawal.

On Thursday, the Washington Post reported that U.S. officials were growing confident that Iraqi security forces would be ready to shoulder operational burdens by mid-2009. Buried in the piece was a quote from Iraqi spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh, who declared that a U.S. pullout from Iraq could be by "2011 or 2012."

"We don't have a specific date in mind," he said, "but we need to agree on the principle of setting a deadline."

The remarks come less than a day after McCain insisted Iraqi leaders were not calling for a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawals. The Senator and his campaign have argued that statements of the like from the Maliki government should be seen as efforts both to curry favor among the Iraqi populace and secure a more favorable status of forces agreement with the United States.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/10/contradicting-mccain-anot_n_111841.html

[Oregone]

1. These Iraqis just want to 'surrender'...

to themselves and run home from the fight with their tail between their legs.


We must lend them the strength and resolve they lack, in order to continue this fight, so they can live in a democratic country where they can finally make their own decisions (something they clearly aren't capable of yet).