White House sends press corps al-Maliki's praise for Obama plan »
Posted by: ybdogsct 1 month, 2 weeks ago217 Comments Report this Story
An embarrassing slip up, when an aide mistakenly sent to the news media a Reuters article saying Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki backs Barack Obama's troop withdrawal plan. Its timing is particularly embarrassing as Bush's "general time horizon" for withdrawing U.S. troops is being cited by some as resembling Obama's redeployment pro
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ybdogsct1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Reuters article that the White House press mistakenly sent to the news media can be found here:
http://news.propeller.com/story/2008/07/19/-ira...
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MRCOFFEECAKE1 month, 2 weeks ago
That ought to shut them up on THAT issue..
These are publicly made "Quotes"...So they can't even shoot the messenger this time..
Hmmmm, a young dynamic Commander in Chief who thinks like it's the 21st century, or an aging and bitter battle worn commander in Chief, who takes his marching orders from rich angry old men and, who still thinks like it's 1970?? I wonder who would be our best leader?
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JoseMadre1 month, 2 weeks ago
"That ought to shut them up on THAT issue.. "
Except al-Maliki has already said that his statemenst were mistranslated:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/iraq_maliki_obama_dc
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libsRfunny1 month, 2 weeks ago
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/07/19/almal...
Looks like you libs got duped again. That ought to shut you up on THAT issue. LMAO
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ybdogsct1 month, 2 weeks ago
Because in an election year a Bush aide has just helped spread the word that Barack Obama is right (again) on Iraq - that we should redeploy in accordance with the wishes of a sovereign Iraq.
This is a plan that Nouri al-Maliki endorses, a plan that Bush has finally agreed to, and a plan that McCain now flip-flops to support despite calling timelines a form of "surrender" not more than a few days ago.
Obama has demonstrated an uncanny ability to be right. Obama was right in 2002 when he said we shouldn't invade Iraq. Obama was right when he said the Troop Escalation alone wouldn't result in diplomatic progress unless the administration applied more pressure on Iraqi politicians, and Obama is right when he called for a timeline for troop redeployment - a plan Bush himself has finally come to accept.
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Klarissa1 month, 2 weeks ago
Obama is hedging - wants to appear anti-war but is covering his bases:
"The Democratic candidate says he supports a phased withdrawal of troops, promising to remove all combat brigades from Iraq within 16 months of taking office if he becomes president."
But he can leave peace keepers, bases, and guards, etc.
Combat brigades are only part of the presence in Iraq.
and probably leaves the Marines and the Navy in Iraq.
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ybdogsct1 month, 2 weeks ago
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/0...
"The Obama campaign welcomed comments by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki supporting Sen. Barack Obama's proposed 16-month timetable for withdrawal from Iraq.
Asked when most U.S. troops would leave Iraq, Maliki said: 'As soon as possible, as far as we're concerned. U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be the right timeframe for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes. Those who operate on the premise of short time periods in Iraq today are being more realistic. Artificially prolonging the tenure of US troops in Iraq would cause problems.'"
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cowboygrandpa1 month, 2 weeks ago
ybdogsct:
OK. So Bush is now trying to follow Obamas lead. Hmmmmmmmm?
Not because the polls show what a complete moronic idiot he has been. But because his way just won't work!!!!
Bush has been a failure at everything he has done. Now he is making America fail.
We need to imprison the lying traitor and try him for the treasonous acts he has committed, he and Cheney.
Not to hard to figure out why we were in Iraq. Hello Oil!!!
They have made their huge profits and are now looking to dump the problem on the Democrats to solve and take the blame for.
We should have kicked the Talibans asses long ago and beat them into dust. Instead we went after Bush and Cheneys god. OIL.
They don't care who they have to destroy to get it. They have oil fever like the old gold miners had gold fever.
No more neocon leaders. Vote them out and keep them out.
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ybdogsct1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Obama campaign issued a memo to reporters, 'Obama Leading on Foreign Policy, McCain Following':
There are two problems with John McCain's political attacks on Barack Obama's foreign policy. First, Barack Obama made the right judgment and John McCain has sided with George Bush in making the wrong one [in starting the Iraq War in the first place]. Second, the failure of the McCain-Bush foreign policy has forced John McCain to change his position, and to embrace the very same Obama approaches that he once attacked.
Just this week, Senator McCain has been forced by events to switch to Barack Obama's position on two fundamental issues: more troops in Afghanistan, and more diplomacy with Iran.
The next shift appears to be Iraq. For months, Senator McCain has called any plan to redeploy our troops from Iraq 'surrender.' Now, Bush is embracing the negotiation of troop withdrawals with the Iraqi government - a position that Senator Obama called for last September."
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ybdogsct1 month, 2 weeks ago
Actually, Obama IS RIGHT. Obama predicted that the Troop Escalation by itself would NOT lead to diplomatic gains and would siphon troops from Afghanistan.
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2007/1...
"'The surge is not the solution to Iraq's problems because it is not achieving the political accommodations and benchmarks that were the stated purpose of our troop increase,' Obama said. '6 years after we took our eye off Afghanistan, we still don't have our priorities straight.'"
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,289050,00.html
"Unsatisfactory progress was cited in a number of political benchmarks, including the passage of a hydrocarbon law, a debaathification statute and electoral reforms."
http://www.buffalonews.com/nationalworld/intern...
"Afghanistan has been drawing a fresh influx of jihadi fighters and is becoming the most active front of the war on terror groups."
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Radiofreeeuropa1 month, 2 weeks ago
I am pretty certain Obama will be receiving accolades through this entire trip that the McCain campaign goaded him into doing. Those outside the U.S. see without the colored lenses of American tainted reporting and political predisposition.
All I can say is if you like the last 8 years, if your doing better than 8 years ago, vote McCain. If not vote Obama.
Seems like a no-brainer.
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JoseMadre1 month, 2 weeks ago
He doesn't have to. al-Maliki's satements were mistranslted:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/iraq_maliki_obama_dc
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raats66621 month, 2 weeks ago
This articles title ( Iraq PM did not back Obama troop exit plan: government) is misleading. And no where in the article is there ANY mention that al-Maliki said ANYTHING other then what the German paper reported.
The only thing that WAS said is "statements by Maliki or any other member of the government should not be seen as support for any U.S. presidential candidate."
Since no one said that al-Maliki has ENDORSED Obama for President, as usual, you are full of crap.
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ProudBlueTexan1 month, 2 weeks ago
That article is nothing but a denial. Where is the correction?
BTW, how will mccain spin it? Go to his home page and click on the 'Obama On Iraq' tab. That's how he's spins it; exactly the way the rnc spins everything: by attributing its own distortions to the opposition.
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LumFan1 month, 2 weeks ago
Hey, ybdogsct, thanks for the heads-up on this article.
All I can say about this latest slip-up from the Bush administration: "Oops!"
And I agree, ML2007. This is one time that I think that the Bushies did something right. Does not make up for the last seven years, but it's a start.
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sinophil491 month, 2 weeks ago
N2N - Hey!? Who's that tall, blonde guy? What's he doing here in Abu Ghraib?
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CHAM1 month, 2 weeks ago
Just more justification to retire McCain, his boss, the co-conspirator, and the evil men behind the scene. Time for change McBush, and its too late to change your fumble.
Good can win over evil.
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