Maliki Disagrees With Petraeus’s ‘Pause,’ Says ‘U.S. Troops Should Be Pulled Out’

[Phred42]

Looks like Betrayus and Bush have nowhere to go new...


Maliki Disagrees With Petraeus’s ‘Pause,’ Says ‘U.S. Troops Should Be Pulled Out’

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/10/maliki-disagrees-petraeus/

Gen. David Petraeus, top U.S. commander in Iraq, told Congress this week that he is recommending to President Bush that the United States “pause” the draw down of troops in Iraq this July for at least 45 days in order to assess the security situation there.

Bush has now accepted Petraeus’s recommendation, “leaving open the possibility that about 140,000 U.S. servicemen and women will still be in the war zone when the next president takes office.”

But there is one important decision-maker that Petraeus and Bush don’t seem to be listening to: Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The AP reports that Maliki told Bush yesterday that he “disagrees” with Petraeus’s recommendation “citing the growing capabilities of Iraq’s own security forces”:

The prime minister told Bush during a 20-minute telephone conversation on Wednesday that Iraqi security forces are capable of carrying out their duties and U.S. troops should be pulled out as the situation permits, according to a senior government adviser who sat in on the phone conversation. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to disclose the confidential details.

[Justitia]

1. Well, there you have it. Let's go boys! We always said we'd leave when asked.

Pack up the tents and come home!

[Mz Pip]

2. It appears that BushCo

will only listen if they are told that we need to stay. Our own Congress has no say in it but Iraq does. Of course if Iraq wants us to leave then Bush has the right not to listen.

The only valid input by anyone is "stay in Iraq". That's it. No other opinions, ours or those of the Iraqis need be considered.

[HowHasItComeToThis]

3. THIS "WAR" IS FOR WALL STREET AND THE BANKERS

MARK MY WORD

[wtmusic]

4. Should there be a "pause" following a "surge"

or should it be a "stall" followed by a "bungle", then an "excuse"?

I've always wondered that myself.

[sutz12]

5. At my age, it's pretty much inevitable.

:shrug:

[wtmusic]

8. LOL I hear ya nt

[Supersedeas]

6. sovereignty check...failed

[Strelnikov_]

7. Seems Maliki is about to have his term as prime minister terminated . .

with extreme prejudice.

[Wizard777]

9. Exactly! Blackwater can assassinate him with impunity.

There are some laws you just don't want to exempt people from.

[rocktivity]

10. Man it up, Maliki baby--you're the head of a sovereign nation, remember?

If you want Bush's forces to go, and you feel Iraq can take care of itself, then just TELL them to go! Like, what's the worst that can happen?

:eyes:
rocknation

[guitar man]

11. well then

that should settle it.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/24/politics/politico/thecrypt/main2848888.shtml

let's bring 'em home now...

[bdamomma]

12. hmm.... Maliki watch out what you say, you are dealing with the

BCF.

[lonestarnot]

13. Do they have daisies in Iraq?

[tridim]

14. Done. Let's start pulling out today. nt

[ClayZ]

15. Pack it up, bring them home! Let Iraq be!

K and R