Time’s up.
By on May 31st, 2007 at 3:19 pm
Time’s up.
Atrios points out that on Nov. 30, 2006, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said that his “country’s forces would be able to assume security command by June 2007 — which could allow the United States to start withdrawing its troops”: “I cannot answer on behalf of the U.S. administration but I can tell you that from our side our forces will be ready by June 2007.”
UPDATE: By the way, Iraqi forces aren’t ready:
Iraqi PM al-Maliki told Lara Logan of CBS Evening News in an exclusive interview on Wednesday that he has a real fear of a coup by the Iraqi army.
Al-Maliki said that some of the officer corps have been creating problems and even violating the security of military operations.
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Damn the press for remembering these things!!
May 31st, 2007 at 3:21 pmWe’re ready already!
May 31st, 2007 at 3:24 pmKick us out, put us on a plane.
Just don’t send us to Iran.
“I’m not going! I’m not leaving! I’m not taking my toys and going home”
-Chimpy
(during a recent tirade jumping up and down, crying)
May 31st, 2007 at 3:28 pm“Holding Iraq to their commitment must *somehow* empower “the enemy.” — George “Idiot Boy” Bush.
May 31st, 2007 at 3:30 pmOkay, let’s go home…
May 31st, 2007 at 3:30 pmSee preceding post for when we will leave Iraq, at least if Bush, and the rest of the lunatics have thier way.
May 31st, 2007 at 3:30 pmGeorge W. Bush: Is this the BEST the Republicans could come up with?
May 31st, 2007 at 3:31 pmShit, that was over 2 full Friedmans ago. Who could have predicted the PM would be so full of shit?
May 31st, 2007 at 3:38 pmOK, you can put your hands down now.
Training Iraqis to oppress Iraqis so that the Bush crime family can steal the oil…
Sounds like a plan to me…
Cheers.
May 31st, 2007 at 3:49 pmIf there is a coup, I should think that means that the Iraqi military IS ready to assume command of security operations- just not in the way that Maliki anticipated…
May 31st, 2007 at 3:50 pm#8 correction, one full friedman unit. apologies to quantum physics and time in general.
May 31st, 2007 at 3:51 pmPeople, people.
Iraq has one more day, June is not until tomorrow.
or
al-Maliki said June, but not what year.
take your pick
May 31st, 2007 at 3:53 pmal-Maliki said June, but not what year.
take your pick
Comment by hacker bob
ummm, from the post……
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said that his “country’s forces would be able to assume security command by June 2007 — which could allow the United States to start withdrawing its troopsâ€: “I cannot answer on behalf of the U.S. administration but I can tell you that from our side our forces will be ready by June 2007.â€
Funny thing, 2007 looks like a year to me
May 31st, 2007 at 4:07 pmThen we must surrender immediately! Get me Okinawa Jack on the phone.
May 31st, 2007 at 4:11 pmHi Bobbo! When are you rotating to Okieville?
May 31st, 2007 at 4:11 pmforces aren’t ready? but back in October of 2004…
“Now Jamie, both the president and Senator Kerry agree that part of the solution for getting out of Iraq is to turn over security to the Iraqis. The president said that is already well under way.
Let’s listen to the president.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
BUSH: The best way for Iraq to be safe and secure is for Iraqi citizens to be trained to do the job. And that’s what we’re doing. We’ve got 100,000 trained now, 125,000 by the end of this year, over 200,000 by the end of next year.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ZAHN: Jamie, are those numbers right?
MCINTYRE: There’s a big dispute, Paula, about whether the Pentagon is overstating the number of Iraqis that are truly combat ready.
But the general who’s in charge of the training, very respected general, General Petraeus, insists that 100,000 is the right number out of 164,000 in Iraq.”
[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0410/01/pzn.01.html]
May 31st, 2007 at 4:13 pmHow about a story that doesn’t fit the liberal template.
If you haven’t heard about it, it is because for all intents and purposes a news blackout has been imposed on this event. No Defense press release. No CENTCOM press release.
Why? Who knows?
The three Iraqi provinces that make up Iraqi Kurdistan, Sulaimaniyah, Arbil and Dohuk, took responsibility for their own security operations yesterday.
According to DoD these three provinces join four other provinces, Maysan, Muthanna, Dhi Qar, and Najaf, now completely responsible for providing their own security.
May 31st, 2007 at 5:42 pmAccording to DoD these three provinces join four other provinces, Maysan, Muthanna, Dhi Qar, and Najaf, now completely responsible for providing their own security.
Comment by Patrick1
So, which is it? Did the DoD announce it or not? And if not, how do you know?
This is from a briefing yesterday, from the DoD website:
No surprise at all, at any rate, because the Kurdish provinces have been largely pacified since the invasion. What is clearly not settled is Mosul, where Sunni Arabs are forcing Kurds out of the city and region. What is also not settled is Turkey, and whether or not they’re going to send combat troops into Kurdish Iraq. Want to bet which side the US troops will be on?
Incidentally, a quick Google News search reveals that your “secret” is out . . . on Iranian tv!
May 31st, 2007 at 5:58 pmIncidentally, a quick Google News search reveals that your “secret†is out . . . on Iranian tv!
Comment by gummitch
Except you got it backwards! What a surprise!
What do you say now?
May 31st, 2007 at 6:02 pmFunny thing, 2007 looks like a year to me
Comment by Wayne — May 31, 2007 @ 4:07 pm
Come on, I was being blatantly sarcastic on that one
Hi Bobbo! When are you rotating to Okieville?
Comment by RUCerious — May 31, 2007 @ 4:11 pm
As I type this I have 30 days 5 hours 28 minutes 47 seconds…
But who’s counting?
How you doin’?
May 31st, 2007 at 6:27 pmThey fear a coup because those in the leadership are not supported by the people or the military. They are seen as US puppets and the main reason that the occupation continues.
May 31st, 2007 at 6:46 pmYoo hoo! Patrick1!! Nothing to say?
May 31st, 2007 at 7:26 pmWell, this means our troops can now say, ” I’m SHORT”!!!!!!!!!
June 1st, 2007 at 3:36 amCome on GWB, let’s start moving them OUT!!!!