woooooooohoooooo!!! obama rocks my socks!

Obama said withdrawl should occur in 2007, Then by March 2008 Then end of 2008 Now he is at 2010 Even a Broken Clock is right twice a day

Obama said withdrawl should occur in 2007, Then by March 2008 Then end of 2008 Now he is at 2010 Even a Broken Clock is right twice a day

But John McCain was a prisoner- so he’s automatically the best candidate for President.

Oh wait, no he’s not

That’s where we’re at. What Maliki is doing now is closely related to the status forces agreement Bush wants Iraq to approve by the end of the year so that U.S. forces can legally stay in the country. The short explanation of what’s going on is this: normal Iraqis don’t like the agreement because they view it as an extension of the occupation (it allows the U.S. to maintain bases in their country, among other things) and Maliki is representing that sentiment by endorsing a troop pullout.

Maliki’s decision is more about Iraqi politics and the right of Iraqis to exercise sovereignty over their country than anything else. He also knows that the growing prospect of an Obama presidency only gives him more leverage to negotiate with Bush.

And Bush has NEVER listened to his military leaders, surge included. The J. Chiefs recommended NOT sending additional troops into Iraq and instead focusing on training the Iraqi army, saying there is “no purely military solution for Iraq” and “without major progress on the political and economic fronts, the U.S. intervention is simply b_uying time.”

Not to mention “listening to generals” isn’t the best thing to do when you’re nation-building rather than fighting a true war.

Even the Bush administration is talking about a “time horizon” for pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq. This is just another instance of Obama being right and republicans figuring that out later. McCain still doesn’t get it … no surprise. I’d take bets on which he does first: admit we need to pull out of Iraq right now or learn to use a computer.

The surge has obviously not worked because it has not achieved what it was designed to: give Iraqi political factions time to find a political solution to their civil war. If the surge had worked, U.S. troops would be able to leave Iraq. That Republicans -McCain included-argue that U.S. troops need to stay for security reasons only highlights the fact that even they DON’T REALLY BELIEVE THE SURGE HAS WORKED.

I DONT BELIEVE IN WAR, BUT AT THIS POINT WE SHOULD SHARE KIRKUK WITH THE KURDS PAY FOR THE WAR AND OUR 11 TRILL BILL.

TURKEY WOULD LIKE THE BUFFER AND THE SUNNY AND SHEITES COULD SHARE THE REST OF IRAQ!!!!!!!!!!!

I DONT BELIEVE IN WAR, BUT AT THIS POINT WE SHOULD SHARE KIRKUK WITH THE KURDS PAY FOR THE WAR AND OUR 11 TRILL BILL.

TURKEY WOULD LIKE THE BUFFER AND THE SUNNY AND SHEITES COULD SHARE THE REST OF IRAQ!!!!!!!!!!!

I DONT BELIEVE IN WAR, BUT AT THIS POINT WE SHOULD SHARE KIRKUK WITH THE KURDS PAY FOR THE WAR AND OUR 11 TRILL BILL.

TURKEY WOULD LIKE THE BUFFER AND THE SUNNY AND SHEITES COULD SHARE THE REST OF IRAQ!!!!!!!!!!!

Sounds to me like McCain should add Fleetwood Mac’s “Landslide” to his iPod.

Jed clampett

Yea. way to go Bushies, only took you 6.5 years to figure out that you needed to listen to the generals instead of just doing whatever Rumsfeld thought might work. Republicans Rule!! PR rocks.

(Merkwurdigliebe)

Maliki is hedging his bets…he’s assuming (probably correctly) that Obama is going to be the next prez…and wants to get in good with him, as he wants to keep US dollars flowing

dollars to donuts ol Obam pulls “after reviewing facts on the ground” and admits that the surge has worked (gee, when the generals tell you what you need to do to win, do it…way to go Bushies), while still saying he’s going to withdraw troops in 16 months…pending actions on the ground, and all those bases we’ve opened up in country

long story short, we’re going nowhere for at least 2 years…

Tim writes: “Because “victory” is not staying in a country where the government wants you out. That’s where neoconservatism becomes neocolonialism.”

C’mon dude. The whole point of using “victory” as a Republican talking point is that victory can mean ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY neocolonialism. Republicans have been pulling this PR crap for what, 6 years now?

I expect McCain to react to Maliki’s “thumbs up” on Obama by saying the terrorists support Obama. That’s what idiot republicans usually do.

Great start for Obamas important trip, showing the difference in he and McCain and having Maliki agree with him.