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| Obama didn't raise troop withdrawal with Iraq PM |
| 2008-07-21 |
| Musta...forgot? BAGHDAD -- U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama met Iraq's prime minister in Baghdad on Monday but did not raise his plan to remove combat troops within 16 months if he wins the election, an Iraqi official said. Probably figured he already read about it in the New York Times. U.S. strategy in Iraq and troop levels are central issues in the November election race between the first-term senator from Illinois and Republican candidate John McCain. Mr. Obama said in brief remarks that he had a "very constructive discussion" with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. He impressed me as a "typical Iraqi person". Television pictures showed the two men smiling and shaking hands before they sat down for talks after Mr. Obama flew in to get a first-hand assessment of security in the country, where violence has fallen to its lowest level since early 2004. Can you move over a little, Nuri? The photograpers like to catch my aura. Thanks, man. Mr. Obama did not mention his withdrawal plan to Mr. Maliki, Iraqi government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told reporters. "This issue, we do not discuss... Mr. Obama did not speak about anything which concerns the Iraqi government because he does not have any official [government] capacity," Mr. Dabbagh said. Nice copout, Barry... On Sunday, the Iraqi government denied Mr. Maliki told a German magazine in an interview that he backed Mr. Obama's plan to withdraw combat troops within 16 months. The government said Mr. Maliki's remarks to Der Spiegel were translated incorrectly. Probably why Barry didn't bring it up. "Damn! I thought he knew! I read about it in Der Spiegel." |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #3 Sorry Guys, I can't rate this asshole high enough to be "Jackass" |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-07-21 18:04 |
| #2 "What a jackass" You can that again. I have not seen such a jackass running for President since Jimmy Carter. |
| Posted by: crosspatch 2008-07-21 17:16 |
| #1 No surprise - his trip isn't long enough to do anything but get off the plane, shake a couple hands, go to the recognizable (not necessarily appropriate) landmark for a speech, then move on. What a jackass. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-07-21 16:23 |