Maliki: Don’t call it a ‘security pact’; it’s ‘an agreement to withdraw’ U.S. troops.
Maliki: Don’t call it a ‘security pact’; it’s ‘an agreement to withdraw’ U.S. troops.
Today, the AP is reporting that according to a close aide to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi government “wants to eliminate any chance U.S. forces will stay” in Iraq “after 2011 under a proposed security pact.” But also yesterday, al-Maliki took issue with calling the agreement a “security pact”:
Al-Maliki, meanwhile, met with a leading Shiite politician late Thursday to discuss the deal. Government television quoted the prime minister as describing the agreement as a framework for the pullout of U.S. forces and the regulation of “their activities within the rest of the time they’re here.”
“We don’t call it a security pact but an agreement to withdraw the troops and organize their activities during the period of their presence in Iraq,” al-Maliki was quoted as saying.
The top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, said yesterday that “there is a 20 percent to 30 percent chance” the two sides will come to an agreement. Without an agreement or an extension of the UN mandate authorizing the presence of U.S. troops, the American military “would have to suspend all operations in Iraq” after Dec. 31, 2009.
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Why is it that McSame’s plans for Iraq are different than the plans of everyone else??? Can someone please tell me?
October 31st, 2008 at 12:11 pm“We don’t call it a security pact but an agreement to withdraw the troops…”
Don’t tell Bush or McCain it is an agreement to withdraw, because that’s not victory we can believe in.
October 31st, 2008 at 12:24 pmWe should really wait to see what Obama thinks about that agreement once he gets in.
¶ AIO
October 31st, 2008 at 12:27 pmOT but a must see ,in the face ,of all the negativity !
October 31st, 2008 at 12:27 pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgU6mHYIo40&eurl=http://www.avaaz.org/en/all_of_us/?cl=141194592&v=2339
We need to stay there and protect them whether they like it not.
That’s what’s wrong with the Iraqis. They just don’t get it. When the Administration said, “When they stand up, we’ll stand down,” that didn’t mean we would leave. That sounds too much like “Cut and Run” in Ruthuglican speak.
October 31st, 2008 at 12:33 pmWar is not the answer! By becoming true to our ideals as a nation once more we cam regain our place as a beackon of hope to all peoples !
October 31st, 2008 at 12:33 pmCall it a security pact for our childrens future .
Don’t call that dog ‘Lifesaver’, call him Shithead!
October 31st, 2008 at 12:35 pmDon’t call it:
Cutting and running
Raising the white flag of surrender
Emboldening our enemies
A timetable for withdrawal
Turning over the country to al-Qaeda
Appeasement
Defeat
I’m sure I missed some. Help?
October 31st, 2008 at 12:37 pmmarkusmarkus Says
October 31st, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Why is it that McSame’s plans for Iraq are different than the plans of everyone else??? Can someone please tell me?
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As far as I can tell, McSame wants to keep the pot boiling over there indefinitely without any pesky timetables.
This would enable him to “surge” whenever he felt the need to. And we could keep “winning” there forever.
October 31st, 2008 at 12:38 pmMaliki is in a precarious position. He knows that the current Iranian-friendly, US-backed government of the green zone that he leads is heavily dependent on the presence of US troops. He also knows that he needs to pay lip service to Iraqis that hate him and the rest of the puppet government. So he tells the US military, “hey can you stay a little while longer,” while at the same time telling the Iraqi people, “I’m working my damnedest to get these imperialist pigs off our soil!”
Ah, politics.
October 31st, 2008 at 12:39 pmbin ein Berliner !
October 31st, 2008 at 12:41 pmIch Ich bin ein Iraqi .
Ich bin ein Iranian. Ich bin ein Israeli.
Frieden fuer alles jetzt ,vor es ist zu spaet !
They’ll be no mutant enemy we shall certify ,
October 31st, 2008 at 12:45 pmpolitical ends as sad remains will die ,
reach out as forward tastes begin to enter you.
Yes
Without an agreement or an extension of the UN mandate authorizing the presence of U.S. troops, the American military “would have to suspend all operations in Iraq” after Dec. 31, 2010.
This statement is not true. If there is no agreement or a U.N. mandate extension, all operations in Iraq would be suspended after Dec. 21, 2008.
October 31st, 2008 at 12:46 pmMost Middle Eastern Leaders have publicly said they will wait to see who the next US President is before they discuss any thing. Iraq has already sided with Obama so it’s now what to the American people on Nov.4th to decide. Obama/Biden are troops will come home and the US can work on peace around the World. McCain/Palin more of the same Bush Policies and Sarah wants to bomb Russia. Now if McCain becomes President get your passport ready and an exit plan in place.
October 31st, 2008 at 12:56 pmimpeachcheneythenbush Says:
This statement is not true. If there is no agreement or a U.N. mandate extension, all operations in Iraq would be suspended after Dec. 21, 2008.
October 31st, 2008 at 12:46 pm
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Ah, yes. And given our track record of complying with UN mandates, this would mean what?
October 31st, 2008 at 1:23 pmWhat? Maliki is not buying the White House spin?
What is he, some kind of un-America liberal, or something?
Why does Maliki want to raise the white flag of surrender in Iraq?
/sarc off
October 31st, 2008 at 1:38 pmHe doesn’t like having his phone tapped ?
October 31st, 2008 at 1:48 pmI hear Maliki has Muslim connections.
October 31st, 2008 at 2:39 pmAhhh, at last a freedom dividend — accurately called (again) by Obama (ahead of time)…
The US wants “democracy” like (another) hole in the head.
The admin didnt approve in Lebanon, Palestine or Iraq.
Darn these little fish are slippery!
October 31st, 2008 at 2:46 pm