Need help with something from last nights rachel maddow show

[Beer Snob-50]

i didn't catch what rachel said concerning the pullout of troops from iraq last night. there was something about iraq wanted us out of there by 2010 but bushco wanted us out later. did anyone catch it and can fill me in. my wife came in the room at this time and started talking about something else so i missed it.

[unhappycamper]

1. I think *Co is pushing for 2011 as the out date. n/t

[shadowknows69]

4. Now how in the fuck does Mr. NO TIMETABLES

know Iraq will be wrapped up by 2011 all of a sudden?

[meegbear]

2. From crooksandliars.com ...

Maliki: Bush Pushed For Later Withdrawal Date To Help McCain–UPDATED with Video

Think Progress reports that the Bush administration have been playing politics with Iraq withdrawal plans, pressuring Maliki to delay an agreed withdrawal date by a year because the White House was concerned that Maliki’s endorsement of a 2010 time line would damage Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) presidential campaign. The revelation came in an al-Iraqiya interview with Maliki last week:

MALIKI: Actually, the final date was really the end of 2010 and the period between the end of 2010 and the end of 2011 was for withdrawing the remaining troops from all of Iraq, but they (the Bush administration) asked for a change (in date) due to political circumstances related to the domestic situation (in the US) so it will not be said to the end of 2010 followed by one year for withdrawal but the end of 2011 as a final date. Agreement has been reached on this issue. They are willing to respond positively because they, too, are facing a critical situation.

UPDATE: Rachel Maddow covered the topic on her Monday show

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http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/09/23/maliki-bush-pushed-for-later-withdrawal-date-to-help-mccain/

You can see the clip from Rachel at the link above.

[jtrockville]

3. Wetzelbill posted about it here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x196794

[Beer Snob-50]

5. thanks!!

i thought that was waht was said. may god have mercy on the soul of bush. i am sick right now to my stomach. playing politics with the lives of our soliders.

[OwnedByFerrets]

6. Bottom line is....Monkeyboy is keeping the troops in Iraq

for political reasons....whodathunkit!!:silly:

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