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Iraqi PM disputes report on withdrawal plan

(CNN) — A German magazine quoted Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as saying that he backed a proposal by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months.
Nuri al-Maliki told Der Spiegel that he favors a “limited” tenure for coalition troops in Iraq.

Nuri al-Maliki told Der Spiegel that he favors a “limited” tenure for coalition troops in Iraq.

“U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months,” he said in an interview with Der Spiegel that was released Saturday.

“That, we think, would be the right time frame for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes,” he said.

But a spokesman for al-Maliki said his remarks “were misunderstood, mistranslated and not conveyed accurately.”

Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the possibility of troop withdrawal was based on the continuance of security improvements, echoing statements that the White House made Friday after a meeting between al-Maliki and U.S. President Bush.

In the magazine interview, Al-Maliki said his remarks did not indicate that he was endorsing Obama over presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain.

“Who they choose as their president is the Americans’ business. But it’s the business of Iraqis to say what they want. And that’s where the people and the government are in general agreement: The tenure of the coalition troops in Iraq should be limited,” he said.

What the PM said is not nearly as important as what the Media heard.

Look truthfully I couldn’t give a rats ass about Iraq, BUT: if we left Iraq in the state it’s in, WE are responsible for the lives that might be lost. And if pictures and videos of ethnic cleansing don’t bother you, you might be inclined to say screw the whole thing too. It would bother me to see women and children murdered in the name of a religious sect, but I could live with it I guess, at least they aren’t Americans right?

Time table or no time table we are not going to be in Iraq for 100 years, at least in any capacity above a quick reaction force in case of emergency. Even BHO would have to agree that’s the humane thing to do. The real meat of the issue is Media Bias take a look at CNN’s page today

You see the link to the story pointed out? kind of leads you to think there is a quote that backs Obama huh? But the link takes you to this:

Did we hear a whole lot about this?

Petraeus: Al Qaeda Could Be Shifting Focus From Iraq to Afghanistan, Pakistan

BAGHDAD —  After intense U.S. assaults, Al Qaeda may be considering shifting focus to its original home base in Afghanistan, where American casualties are running higher than in Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Saturday.

“We do think that there is some assessment ongoing as to the continued viability of Al Qaeda’s fight in Iraq,” Gen. David Petraeus told The Associated Press in an interview at his office at the U.S. Embassy.

Whatever the result, Petraeus said no one should expect Al Qaeda to give up entirely in Iraq.

“They’re not going to abandon Iraq. They’re not going to write it off. None of that,” he said. “But what they certainly may do is start to provide some of those resources that would have come to Iraq to Pakistan, possibly Afghanistan.”

The good General knows what’s happening, the idiot politicians are just getting in the way, all this posturing and bullshit isn’t getting a damn thing done. Obama talks about leaving because the folks on the ground have done exactly what OBAMA’S party was against.

The Defeatist Demorat’s (Here to fore known as Double D’s) hoped for an utter failure in Iraq, a huge body count and a disater. They almost got it too, except for Petraeus and the will of those brave men on the ground to fix what was broke and take it to them.

NOW the Double D’s are trying to lash on to the “Well, the fight is in Afghanistan which is where it should be” the part they are missing is “An entire “ISLAMIC country” in the middle of the Islamic center is kicking Al-Qaeda’s ass too….For those of you that think Al-Qaeda would have stayed in Afghanistan and let us kick their ass you are dead wrong. Now they are running back to Afghanistan because safe haven in Iraq is gone. We opened up a “fairly safe haven” for them through some idiots in Washington and Iraq but the safe house is closing rapidly.

Media bias, Partisan politics, Lying for votes, politics ahead of country, idiots in charge, are all reasons we are still in Iraq.

OUR soldiers are still fighting in Iraq for two reasons.

1. GWB was/is as fucked up as a football bat.

2. Our “DEMORAT” party failed to take responsibility for their actions, and to this day still haven’t, AND for those of you that think that’s BS, Who voted to allow GWB the power to do what he did? ALL of them. Spare 1 and you have the breakdown of the vote. Why did they do it? Career. Period. No heart no guts not among any of them and WE as Americans are getting ready to have Obama as President. A Demorat of the highest order. We are screwed.