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United States Iraq War Military Commanders Oppose Obama’s Troop Withdrawal Plan
NBC: U.S. Military Commanders Oppose Obama’s Iraq Withdrawal PlanIraq Prime Minister al-Maliki is backing away from statements that he had made in a Speigel Online interview and now United States military commanders are posed to say NO to Obama’s withdrawal plan.Will Obama stick to what the radical LEFT and MoveOn.org folks want? Or will Obama “REDEFINE” his Iraq War policy.
In a shocking reversal of Iraq War policy, Barack Obama moves to the RIGHT and now says he would be open to “redefine my policies†about a timeline for withdrawing troops after meeting with American military commanders during his trip to Iraq next month.
Technorati Tags: Barack Obama, Iraq War
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Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki Supports Obama’s Withdrawal Plans After Bush Wins War; Update: Al-Maliki’s Remarks Misunderstood, Mistranslated and Not Conveyed Accurately
+++++Update+++++Now, a spokesman has said that al-Maliki’s remarks “were misunderstood, mistranslated and not conveyed accurately.”Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the possibility of troop withdrawal was based on the continuance of security improvements, echoing statements that the White House made Friday after a meeting between al-Maliki and U.S. President Bush.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he agrees with US presidential candidate Barack Obama’s plans for withdrawing US troops from Iraq
The LEFT and Team Obama will try to spin Iraqi Prime Minister’s Nuri al-Maliki’s interview with Speigel Online – even with the change in the quote.
The first quote:SPIEGEL: Would you hazard a prediction as to when most of the US troops will finally leave Iraq?
Maliki: As soon as possible, as far as we’re concerned. US presidential candidate Barack Obama is right when he talks about 16 months. Assuming that positive developments continue, this is about the same time period that corresponds to our wishes.
The changed quote:
SPIEGEL: Would you hazard a prediction as to when most of the US troops will finally leave Iraq?
Maliki: As soon as possible, as far as we’re concerned. U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be the right timeframe for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes.
Read the entire Speigel interview here.
And, then read the shortened pro-Obama Reuters version.
What Reuters and other news accounts will fail to emphasize is that under Barack Obama’s anti-SURGE policy, Prime Minister al-Maliki would not be in the postion to see an American withdrawal of combat troops. It is because of the success of General Petraeus and President Bush that the United States has won the Iraq War.
Let’s look at Obama’s quotes about the SURGE:
- In October 2006–three months before the president’s new strategy was unveiled–Obama said, “It is clear at this point that we cannot, through putting in more troops or maintaining the presence that we have, expect that somehow the situation is going to improve, and we have to do something significant to break the pattern that we’ve been in right now.”
- On January 10, 2007, the night the surge was announced, Obama declared, “I am not persuaded that 20,000 additional troops in Iraq are going to solve the sectarian violence there. In fact, I think it will do the reverse.”
- A week later, he insisted the surge strategy would “not prove to be one that changes the dynamics significantly.”
- And in reaction to the president’s January 23 State of the Union address, Obama said, I don’t think the president’s strategy is going to work. We went through two weeks of hearings on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; experts from across the spectrum–military and civilian, conservative and liberal–expressed great skepticism about it. My suggestion to the president has been that the only way we’re going to change the dynamic in Iraq and start seeing political commendation is actually if we create a system of phased redeployment. And, frankly, the president, I think, has not been willing to consider that option, not because it’s not militarily sound but because he continues to cling to the belief that somehow military solutions are going to lead to victory in Iraq.
Democrat Senate Majority leader Harry Reid and Senator Barack Obama said the war was “LOST” and the surge would not and did not work. Now, the Democrats are spinning the credit for peace in Iraq that President Bush and pro-SURGE pols, such as John McCain rightly deserve. The Iraq War is over – America won.
Fancy that and the MSM like Reuters are happy to spin the story for Obama and the Democrats.
But, will the media get away with it with the American voters?
Stay tuned……..
Technorati Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, Iraq War, Nuri al-Maliki
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Day By Day by Chris Muir July 19, 2008
Here we go.“The ONE” has arrived in Afghanistan on the first leg of his “victory tour.”
Arrogant you say?
Gag me with a spoon……It will be a LONNNNGGGGGG week.
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links for 2008-07-19
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The California GOP will never vote to approve a sales tax increase or more borrowing – stalemate
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What Obama does not seem to understand is that the Brandenburg Gate is something you earn.Who is Obama representing? And what exactly has he done in his lifetime to merit appropriating the Brandenburg Gate as a campaign prop?
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Is Obama a Socialist? McCain: ‘I Don’t Know. All I Know Is His Voting Record.’
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He criticized opponent Sen. Barack Obama for his opposition to the surge of troops in Iraq, offshore drilling and expansion of nuclear power.
“I think we should change (Obama’s slogan) to ‘no, we can’t,’ †McCain told the crowd.
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Good choice for McCain – pound the battleground states while Barry larns something about foreign policy
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Europe will be challenged by a President Barack Obama to contribute more to global security and will no longer have the “easy out” of pandering to anti-Bush sentiment, according to a top adviser to the Democratic candidate.