[tobyhill]

No matter who says what at this point in time, there will still be at least 60,000 troops for at least the next 10 years.

[Huck]

If they want us out we should get out. The GOP has snatched defeat from the jaws of victory on this one. Amazing they actually provide Obama with an advantage on this issue. Sad.

[tobyhill]

“U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama is right when he talks about 16 months,” al-Maliki told Der Spiegel. He said he wants U.S. troops to leave “as soon as possible.”

From all I can tell is that this was a loaded question. Maliki was generally speaking about a timeline when it came to Obama’s “16 months” but qualified it by stating “as soon as possible”.

[iopscusa]

Liars - Rooters & Opooters!

[avacado]

Lord have mercy! Look at these headlines by the all too happy media.

Maliki: I Support Obama’s Withdrawal Timetable

Maliki: Obama’s 16-month timetable sounds good

Maliki: 'Obama is right' about troop withdrawal 

Iraq's Maliki backs Obama's exit plan

Iraqi PM backs Obama troop exit plan - magazine

Iraqi leader says Obama's 16-month timetable is 'right timeframe'

Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki praises Obama pullout plan

Maliki Endorses Obama's Iraq Plan

http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&q=maliki%20obama&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wn

[headstamp 2]

Maliki should realize that had Obama had more power early on regarding troop deployment, he (Maliki) would have been dead and buried by now.

[Fred Nerks]

Iraqi PM disputes report on withdrawal plan
CNN ^

Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008 10:45:27 AM by WilliamReading

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048212/posts

“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.”