Comments on: Iraqi PM Demands U.S. Pullout Timetable

Al-Maliki Says Security Pact With The U.S. Must Include "Specific Deadline"

[omded]

Kansas1946,
I agree that we need to get out of Iraq now. The sad thing is that what''s going to happen there is going to happen, and all the United States can do now is postpone the inevitable - just like the Soviets did in Afganistan. I don''t believe it''s worth another soldier''s life, or another Amerian dollar to put off what''s going to happen anyway. The "Iraqi Regiem" will fall. It''s not a matter of if, but when. I say get our troops out now and let the inevitable begin.

I''m just curious about why this man is making this obviously idle demand. He obviously doesn''t want us to leave - at least not until he has a chance to safely flee the country. It sounds to me like Al-Maliki was put up to this by the Bush Administration to make it appear things are actually stabilizing in Iraq. All this just in time for the November election.

[rwkincaide]

Americans who support the US occupation of Iraq in spite of Iraq''s demands for us to leave are war criminals, just like the Nazis who occupied France and Poland in WWII. War criminals and pathological liars, just like the Nazis were, who kill and steal from their victims on the pretext of protecting them from "terrorists."

Give us a break.

[alohaone1]

I can''t take it any more , the Dems is so selfish , they rather us either lose or go home empty handed in Iraq . to the stupid dems, it is rather our troops'' effort wasted than to see them succeed . Yep , this is partisan politic before national interest . When Iraq was a mess , if we leave , the whole nation will be a slaughter-house for terrorists , so we stay for the good of many , now things are safe , the Dems team up with these ungrateful Arabs to make sure we got nothing out of the whole effort , no wonder the Dems take Donkey as their mascot , It must hurt them like hell that Iraq was stabilized and not turned into another Vietnam ...

[misha128-2009]

Some of them are upset because Bush is accepting a time line for failure. Another here earlier expected Iraq to financially support our assistance -- like they thought we were invited to assist the Iraqis. Finally Bush being bitten by his own propaganda.

[shanev137]

Where are all the stupid, idiotic Bush supporters on this one?.....telling us how Iraq loves us and wants us there?

Freaken idiots.

[mljohns00]

Gee. Surprise.

Iraqis are tired of having Americans with guns wandering their streets of being occupied by non-believers. Who''d have thought??

[mljohns00]

Gee. Surprise.

Iraqis are tired of having Americans with guns wandering their streets of being occupied by non-believers. Who''d have thought??

[kansas1946]

The neighboring countries will subvert any "democracy" in Iraq, and the U.S. presence is the only thing that can prevent it from happening. Al-Maliki knows it too. So why does he make this empty demand?


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Posted by omded at 08:55 PM : Aug 25, 2008
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Iraqi''s don''t know what democracy is, and if they do, they don''t want it. We need to get OUT.

[kansas1946]

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki dug in his heels Monday on the future of the U.S. military in Iraq, insisting that all foreign soldiers leave the country by a specific date in 2011 and rejecting legal immunity for American troops.

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Gosh, I really love the idea of some more of our soldiers dying for Iraq. Obama was right from day one on Iraq, and he is still right. We need to get OUT. McCain was wrong and is still wrong.

[nearl4511]

Oh yeah and we are really really really really really really close to and agreement.

no show stoppers etal.

[nearl4511]

Oh yeah and we are really really really really really really close to an agreement.

no show stoppers etal.

[nearl4511]

No, I think there is a problem with the translation....

What he really demanded is a "General Time Horizon" with a specific,etched in granite, date. Also, "no immunity" means really "OK then,immunity it is".

(At least I expect to hear this explanation in coming days from the Administration.)

[firststate]

. . . we can topple his ungrateful gov. and put a new one in place . The Sunnis will be more than glad to help us with that . . .
Posted by alohaone1

It sounds like you want to return Saddam''s regime without Saddam. You folks forgot that the original reason for the war was the nonexistent WMD''s, you are now forgetting that the replacement reason for the war was to guarantee a democratic Iraq. The Sunnis minority isn''t likely to run a democratic government. The brilliant crew in the white house forgot that the Shia majority would run a democratic Iraq.

They said Iraq is sovereign. If so, our position is that of requesting what we want, but the bottom line is that it is their country. Both bush and his McClone said that if Iraq wanted us to leave we''d have to leave. Despite the McAssurances that Iraq won''t ask us to leave, they are telling us to get out by certain date. They insist on a deadline not a "time horizon." Immunity is another area where a sovereign government can just say no.

Either we attacked Iraq to start a new colonial empire or it was one of the other reasons ending with a democratic Iraq. The two are not compatible. A sovereign nation can withdraw permission for the presence of foreign troops. It sounds like some of you want a "Vichy" style Iraqi government.

[occams_taser]

I for one would be impressed if Iraq forced us to leave. That would mean George W Bush actually created a real democracy! It would be a huge achievement, especially compared to every other criminal and incompetent thing he''s done.

[smirk5]

One things for sure. 2000 John McCain wouldn''t vote for 2008 John McCain. They disagree on nearly every issue.

[smirk5]

BLITZER: What -- but if Maliki persists, you''re president and he says he wants U.S. troops out and he wants them out, let''s say, in a year or two years or 16 months, or whatever, what do you do? Do you just -- do you listen to the prime minister?

MCCAIN: He won''t. He won''t. He won''t.

I doubt Mr. Straight-talk is man enough to admit he was wrong, wrong, wrong about Maliki''s intentions. Or, maybe he''s just too busy being Presidential and responding to Madonna.

[omded]

Let''s face it. Something''s not right here. Al-Maliki knows full well he wouldn''t last a year if U.S. troops weren''t there. Too many of the neighboring countires have non-democratic governments and don''t want to see a democracy succeed in Iraq. They don''t want to lose their power to a democracy in their own country, and, if their people see a democracy working in Iraq, then they might just demand one of their own. The neighboring countries will subvert any "democracy" in Iraq, and the U.S. presence is the only thing that can prevent it from happening. Al-Maliki knows it too. So why does he make this empty demand?

[juless5]

"The Iraqis invited us to stay. When they ask us to leave, we will leave."

George Dumbya 2005
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Time table? Where did I hear that before? Oh, I remember, it was Obama. I guess he was right.

[jmurrieta1]

Who is this cowardly cut and run peacenik--must be a Dem--OH WAIT! IT''S THE PRESIDENT OF IRAQ.

Looks like Cold War McCain is the only guy who wants to keep US troops in Iraq. 100 years!

[hermitdave]

WELL of course a compromise can be made with this puppet. It would be like Bush getting all uppity untill Uncle Richard put him in his place.