US-Iraqis Negotiate Timetable for Withdrawal
[Guest post by DRJ]
The AP reports two Iraqi sources claim the US and Iraq are negotiating a timetable for withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraq by 2010 and all troops within three years after that. The negotiations are part of the broader talks on the US-Iraqi security agreement.
The stumbling block in the negotiations is reported to be the US requirement that American troops be given immunity.
I think President Bush wants to tie the hands of his successor as much as possible when it comes to decisions about Iraq, especially given the likelihood of a Democratic Congress and President. Al-Maliki knows this. I hope US negotiators don’t leave immunity on the table in a rush to finalize the timetable for withdrawal.
— DRJ
File next to “Zawahiri might be dead” and “Obama is going to name Bayh VP” (yesterday; remind me, did that happen?). . . . I’ll believe it when I see it and not a moment before.
Icy Truth (23d64b) — 8/7/2008 @ 10:38 amHere we go again. Here comes another 3 days of the MSM engaging in a Clintonesque debate over what the definition of timetable is. This is just silly:
timelines for a U.S. departure but offered no firm date.
As long we continue to get outstanding results, let them play word games. Military needs to play the MSM like it is a broken piano. Switch keys, avoid the broken notes, so they can get a coherent message out.
Wesson (f6c982) — 8/7/2008 @ 11:03 amDRJ, forgive me for posting here. From Glenn Simpson and Amy Chosick:
Obama’s Muslim-Outreach Adviser Resigns
The Muslim-outreach coordinator to the presidential campaign of Barack Obama has resigned amid questions about his involvement in an Islamic investment fund and various Islamic groups.
Vermont Neighbor (a066ed) — 8/7/2008 @ 11:49 am