[norton]

On one hand I can hardly fault the guy for not coming out and saying that the potential next president of the US (Maliki's best friend) is full of crap for setting a time certain on events we can't foresee.
On the other hand, if I was Jorge Bush, I'd order a withdrawal, to Afghanistan, to begin November first and to be completed with a parade on Inauguration day. Guess that leaves McCain to search for some kind of multi-partisan compromise that his middle worlders can embrace.

[Laverne]

I’m wondering if this statement will be somewhat revised over the next 24 hours. Team Obama and his poodles in the media will make it seem that Obama really is the Messiah due to this revelation.

I think Maliki is playing to his home audience because we are in the final stages of negotiating the SOFA. I would bet the SOFA will NOT have a definitive withdrawal date.

Furthermore, I’m surprised that both McCain and Bush have been silent on this. We will writhdraw upon success, “they stand up, we stand down” as has been the policy of the President since day one, or shortly thereafter.

I would have thought the WH would have issued some kind of statement by now on this. Oh well.

I won’t be able to watch a lick of news for the next week as I won’t be able to stomach the obamaisms that will be coming from the media.