In an interview yesterday with a CBS affiliate in San Francisco, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) said, “I think that we should get out of [Iraq] as quickly as we can.” The governor also called for “a deadline of when we pull the troops out.”
When asked what he thought of Bush’s opposition to a deadline, Schwarzenegger said, “I think that eventually he will have to put a deadline on there. I think the American people will demand it.” Watch it:
Transcript:
REPORTER: I want to ask you about the Iraq war. There is a new poll out today from CBS News and the New York Times that says Iraq is on everybody’s mind as they go to the polls. Even local races, state races. What’s your position on the Iraq war?
SCHWARZENEGGER: I think that we should get out of there as quickly as we can because, you know, we should have a deadline of when we pull the troops out and figure that out and work together with the government in Iraq. I think they are doing that now.
REPORTER: The President said he doesn’t want a deadline.
SCHWARZENEGGER: Well, I think that eventually he will have to put a deadline on there. I think the American people will demand it.
Previous in TP Security
By clicking and submitting a comment I acknowledge the ThinkProgress Privacy Policy and agree to the ThinkProgress Terms of Use. I understand that my comments are also being governed by Facebook's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.