Maliki: "Obama is right when he talks about 16 months"

[240 is Back]

Keep telling yourself that Iraq doesn't want us out in 16 months.

But he keep telling the world that he does.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki supports U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama's plan to withdraw US troops from Iraq within 16 months. When asked in an interview with SPIEGEL when he thinks U.S. troops should leave Iraq, Maliki responded "as soon as possible, as far as we are concerned." He then continued: "U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama is right when he talks about 16 months."

[Benny B]

The whole world knows we need to get the fuck out and let the Iraqis run their country. Everyone except McBush and a sizable percentage of nut-job repubes.

[Straw Man]

White House sends press corps al-Maliki praise for Obama plan
Posted: 05:31 PM ET

From CNN Correspondent Kathleen Koch

 
al-Maliki praised Obama’s 16-month withdrawal plan in a newspaper report Saturday.
CRAWFORD, TX (CNN) – An embarrassing slip up for the White House press office Saturday, when an aide hit the wrong button and mistakenly sent to the news media a Reuters article saying Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki backs presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's troop withdrawal plan.

White House spokesman Scott Stanzel says, "It was a mistake. Clips list for staff was supposed to be the addressee."

The Obama campaign quickly took advantage of the mistake, forwarding an ABC report detailing the incident to its press list.

This is not the first time the White House has emailed in error. But its timing is particularly embarrassing as the Bush administration's recent agreement with al-Maliki on a "general time horizon" for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq is being cited by some as resembling Obama's proposal that U.S. forces should leave within 16 months.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/19/white-house-sends-press-corps-al-maliki-praise-for-obama-plan/

[240 is Back]

Wow...

[headhuntersix]

We'll go when we're ready....the "Obama" plan is about 6 months short of what P4 has had planned or 6 or so months....

[24KT]

White House sends press corps al-Maliki praise for Obama plan
Posted: 05:31 PM ET

From CNN Correspondent Kathleen Koch

 
al-Maliki praised Obama’s 16-month withdrawal plan in a newspaper report Saturday.
CRAWFORD, TX (CNN) – An embarrassing slip up for the White House press office Saturday, when an aide hit the wrong button and mistakenly sent to the news media a Reuters article saying Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki backs presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's troop withdrawal plan.

White House spokesman Scott Stanzel says, "It was a mistake. Clips list for staff was supposed to be the addressee."

The Obama campaign quickly took advantage of the mistake, forwarding an ABC report detailing the incident to its press list.

This is not the first time the White House has emailed in error. But its timing is particularly embarrassing as the Bush administration's recent agreement with al-Maliki on a "general time horizon" for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq is being cited by some as resembling Obama's proposal that U.S. forces should leave within 16 months.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/19/white-house-sends-press-corps-al-maliki-praise-for-obama-plan/

Hmmm... I'm confused.

How is it that the news media does not have access to a Reuters article. Does this mean that the white house must first approve the american press' access to publish stories that come down through international news wires?

straw man can you please clarify this for me

[headhuntersix]

Not exacty!

[Straw Man]

Hmmm... I'm confused.

How is it that the news media does not have access to a Reuters article. Does this mean that the white house must first approve the american press' access to publish stories that come down through international news wires?

straw man can you please clarify this for me

I wondered that myself.

If you're curious why don't you contact CNN which is where the story came from