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Media Persist In Misstating Maliki’s Views

By SusanUnPC on July 21, 2008 at 4:25 PM in Andrea Mitchell, Barack Obama, Iraq

CNN corrected the record yesterday, as Uppity Woman reported in “Maliki Disputes Report That He Endorses Obama’s Withdrawal Plan“:

[A] spokesman for al-Maliki said his 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.

The two men “agreed that the goals would be based on continued improving conditions on the ground and not an arbitrary date for withdrawal,” the White House said.

But, Politico.com’s Mike Allen, at Playbook 24/7, writes:

On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Andrea Mitchell calls the Maliki endorsement of Obama’s Iraq strategy (semi-retracted after a complaint from the U.S.) “a deliberate attempt to put pressure on George Bush and the White House.”

This assumption by Andrea Mitchell is especially amazing considering that none of the press was allowed to go with Obama to Iraq or Afghanistan:

Obama doesn’t have press traveling on his government-arranged Iraq/Afghanistan trip. He’ll be joined in the Middle East by a plane of staff and press that took off LAST NIGHT [July 20, 2008] from Chicago.

Once again, the Obamedia are interpreting the news for us, rather than presenting the facts and letting us decide what’s true. Rasmussen Reports’ latest polling shows:

A growing percentage of voters also believe that most reporters are trying to help Obama win the election. Forty-nine percent (49%) hold that view while only 14% believe reporters are trying to help McCain. Other data shows that voters tend to think reporters are trying to make both the economy and Iraq seem worse than they really are.

Here’s the video of Andrea Mitchell.

Note the tittering by the Morning Joe hosts as she mentions Maliki’s protests:

  • BoboBolinski

    Obama visits Iraq for one day and already he is bringing peace to that country. McCain just brings war and destruction. I hope the world does everything to prevent Obama from losing this election. Europe, Asia – from the North Pole to the South, Obama is bringing peace to the world.

    • Disgusted

      Geez Dude seek help.

      • Disgusted

        Attention Folks you are advised to roll up your windows and DO NOT PICK UP HITCHHIKERS.

    • Northwest rain

      Oh WOW — what mental hospital did you escape from??

      Alert — one of the crazies has just escaped from the loony tune bin — immediate recapture is requested.

      • http://liberalrapture.com scott in jupiter

        There is a padded room with bobos name on it empty right now.

      • Indyvoter

        Got to admit, the Obo-bo loonies make me laugh.

        Jerry Lewis too old to run?

        What about Seinfeld? He’s smater than BO-BO.

      • TeakwoodKite

        loony tune TOON bin

        Striking isn’t it? :)

        BO sings karaoke vocals for Frank.
        Absolutely Free

        Discorporate & come with me
        Shifting; drifting
        Cloudless; starless
        VELVET VALLEYS & A SAPPHIRE
        SEA: Wah Wah
        Unbind your mind
        There is no time
        To lick your stamps
        And paste them in
        DISCORPORATE
        And we will begin… WAH WAH!
        Diamonds on velvets on goldens on vixen
        On comet & cupid on donner & blitzen
        On up & away & afar & a go-go
        Escape from the weight of your corporate
        logo!

        Zappa.

        • Hope Floats

          Yay! Mothers of Invention. Perfect for Obambi.

    • nancysabet

      Andrea Mitchell and the rest of MSNBC are media hors who are doing pro-obambi run amock journalism and would say anything to sell him as far as he keeps their rating up.

    • Darryl

      Hillary didn’t even have to go over there. She just said the word Obliterate and Iran was crying before the UN, “We ain’t gonna attack nobody”.

      • http://www.DeathoftheDemocraticParty.com xax

        hahahahahaha

    • http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com Uppity Woman

      Yeah I read where he told the HOs traveling with him how to dress so nobody snatches them and shoots them in the head.

      He’s a real peace sport.

    • Hope Floats

      Obama had about as much to do with bringing peace to Iraq as McCain had to do with Colombia releasing the FARQ hostages when he was there. Double standards and total insanity… as always from the Obama cultists.

    • wodiej

      I’ll pray for you troll

    • Patti

      Smells like 1.20.81 when in Iran as Reagan was being sworn ino office as President our 52 Hostages were released after 444 day.

      Truly remarkable and quite miraculous.

      BTW: nice message on the j.o.’s plane. I see.

    • http://kelliesobamaButt Obama=BushLite

      HEY, BOBO, YOU DO SATIRE, DUDE! go back to your snooze time with obama…

      OBAMA’S DOING HASH-OPIUM TRADE….CHECK THE DUDE’S BAGS UPON RETURN…NO MSNBC LEG THRILLERS ALLOWED…

  • PotVsKtl

    Simply ignoring the updates to this story will not make them go away. Uppity Woman was wrong and likely knows it.

    • Hope Floats

      Wrong how? The updates were Maliki’s retraction about a timetable vs. improving ground conditions. He made it clear he was not endorsing a candidate after he got a call from the White House and likely a talking to from his bosses. LIES LIES LIES FROM OBAMA BLOG ARMY.

      • http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com Uppity Woman

        The Chicago Kneecapper got Kneecapped. In some quarters they call that Poetic Justice.

    • http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com Uppity Woman

      I wasn’t ignoring the board. I was earning money to pay taxes that goes to supporting slugs like you. Kindly get out of your mind that anyone on this forum is scared of you, pissant.

      I hardly call an editorial remark by Andrea Mitchel a “correction”. Maliki’s words are his words. When I see him saying what she is saying, I will let you know.

      In the meantime, have you read the news today about Iraq pretty much telling Obama that he’s a candidate not a president, and they make their plans with the people are are in power? No schedules. No Dates. That Obama’s date would be a great wish, but it’s going to be later? And that they didn’t discuss withdrawal with Obama?
      “Dabbagh said Maliki did not discuss troop withdrawals with Obama. “Senator Barack Obama is a candidate, and we are talking to the administration which is in power,” said Dabbagh.”

      Washington Post, find it yourself, pissant.

      • PotVsKtl

        That’s cute. I just got home from work to find you have crownded yourself the representative of the working class in America. You can see Maliki’s words in the newly released transcript. You refused to react to that transcript in the previous post’s comments section. And now we get this new post which flagantly ignores the new transcript. This has nothing to do with Andrea Mitchell. The “retraction” you’re holding onto despite new developments was issued by CENTCOM. I don’t suppose you’d deny they have a dog in this hunt? Maliki clearly and unequivocally stated a favorable view of a 16th month timeline.

        • Hope Floats

          CENTCOM doesn’t release statements, dufus. You’re lying about Maliki approving a 16 month timetable. He doesn’t have that authority, and it goes against the current administration he is working with. Which is why he issued a retraction last Friday, which comes after your stupid transcript.

  • Pastor Manning

    As Iraqis stop living in fear, end of Iraq war is at hand

    There will still be sporadic violence and even spectacular attacks. But I believe that by the end of the year, barring some unexpected setback, even the most ardent war critics will have to admit the obvious: The war is over. We won.

    http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2008/07/20/2008-07-20_as_iraqis_stop_living_in_fear_end_of_ira.html

    • Hope Floats

      Oh, Michael Yon said so. WhoTF is Michael Yon again? Just some crazy blogger writing an op-ed for The Daily News!

      • ohio

        Sorry, but Michael Yon is an embed journalist without a political gain. A lot of us with children serving read him as he tells it like it is and criticizes whether it goes to Bush or the insurgents. You can read some of his pieces at michaelyon.com

        • Hope Floats

          BARF.

  • Seattle Moss

    Obama would Surrender American influence in the middle East!

    I think we should view any Obama/Maliki 16 month troop reduction
    with Great Suspicion!
    Maliki leans towards Iran. If given a chance the Iranians along with a complicit Maliki would align themselves together against the United States.

    That is exactly what we don’t want to happen!

    Obama through his ignorance and arrogance is now taking the bait from Maliki for unilateral surrender.
    Obama by showing his hand repeatedly on the 16 month plan for retreat has given our enemies a timetable for victory against America.
    All the Iranians have to do is wait another 16 months to control and influence Iraq. We may even see terrorists elected into the Government such as Hezbolah which will complete Osama’s strategy of politically controlling a Sovereign state such as Iraq.

    Benchmarks and progress depends on conditions on the ground. Gen Patreous makes the decision on troop reductions based on sustainable security.
    Maliki wants us out because he is a shiite who looks to Iran to complete a greater hegemony over the region
    Obama if elected will give up Iraq and allow Iran to take control of it.

    An Obama victory guarantees a completion of the long sought Iranian Crescent

    A McCain victory would guarantee a more balanced government and democracy between Sunni and Shia influences.

    • imustprotest

      I agree Seattle Moss.

      • Seattle Moss

        How can we trust Obama if he is giving the enemy the date for our withdrawal from Iraq.
        Obama has said that he will leave Iraq in 16 months regardless of the conditions on the ground.
        Iran and Alqueda just need to stay in the wings until we leave.
        That’s when a complicit Maliki (Dean/DNC)opens the doors for Iranian and terrorist hegemony over the region.
        By then Iran will also have Nukes.

        You know the rest!!

        • Hope Floats

          2 words.

          KABOOM ISRAEL.

          • http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com Uppity Woman

            And don’t think the American Jews don’t know it.

        • Patti

          Mrs. Greenspan is full of whoreshit.

          • http://kelliesobamaButt Obama=BushLite

            Now, now, Pattie sweetie..let’s not use “whoreshit” words..this is an OBAMA FAMILY SITE!

  • Elizabeth Reilly

    It is my hope that legislation will be enacted which will make it unlawful for these so called news shows to do anything other than REPORT the news (someone mentioned today that in England the folks are known as NEWS READERS…doesn’t that make a lot of sense!)and not give their own interpretations (usually wrong). I don’t need some scrawny, big headed anorexic with probably the worst hair style (Andrea, you need to tone down the bright lipstick and get a hair cut that doesn’t make it look like you walked into the propeller of a plane) on television tryng to tell me what to think. And she’s not the worst of the lot.
    When the media assume, as they have, the role of President-maker, they have overstepped a line in the voting process and by telling the public what THEY want us to hear, they are definitely skewing what should be OUR process.
    Fire the lot!!!

    • Roonie in PA

      Here here to Elizabeth! Your idea is certainly worth merit.
      I have not seen such media bias in my life. It’s bad enough that the republicains use this type of campaign tactic, now the democrats have adopted it as their stategy.
      Where do we sign up to vote these storytellers OUT?

  • Hillarity Ensues

    The NYT got the actual tape from Der Spiegal — and what do you know… Maliki wasn’t ‘misquoted’ – in fact, it turns out it was Maliki himself brought up Obama’s name and plan.

    But hey… who am I to interrupt a well-oiled pschosis.

    • Ferd Berfle

      If you’re going to prevaricate, you could at least get the rag’s name correct: Der Spiegel. Now go away, Dave, believe, or whatever you’re trolling under today.

    • Pastor Manning

      You should have used any paper but NYT to make it sound valid.

    • Hope Floats

      THe transcripts have been posted in the other Maliki retracts statement thread, and you’re full of shit. Unless you’d care to post a link which you’ve yet to do.

  • agent77

    Obama is touted as the One but he can’t even untie and unite the Dem party.

    Even Obama supporter, the self described “slug” Sen McCaskill, says its Hillary’s job to unite the party.

    So Obama is going to unite the country, bring peace to the middle east, end 2 wars, and reestablish USA’s image abroad but he unable to unite our party.

    No uniting the party is Hillary’s job according to Obama.

    • http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com Uppity Woman

      No uniting the party is Hillary’s job according to Obama.

      The Shitty Candidate is On His Own.

      • mary

        obama: The “Shitty Candidate”…cute…Uppity Woman…hope his campaign uses it… It suits him….Hussein being a rat from the political sewers of chicago….

  • cathnealon

    Who would fire them? They’re taking their orders(because they have no integrity or character)from the execs who are running the “obama show.” I always thought that movie with Jim Carrey was very prophetic about what would happen when everything is controlled by the media, even presidential elections it seems. We are really experiencing firsthand what Marxism and Nazism did with the media to gain power.
    But as soon as the nomination is secure they will all change their tune. Andrea Mitchell is one of the worst in following orders and when these networks shell out millions for these soulless robots they expect them to do exactly what they want. Can’t you just hear them ,”Hey, Andrea, hey Katie, you think we’re paying you 35 mil a year to act ethically; now get off your butt and go follow BO around like a lapdog.”

    • Hope Floats

      Marxism and naziism were both failed attempts at state sponsored fascism. Obama’s trying to give it a new post-modern revamping.

  • Judy

    The media have lost all credibility with Americans. Their biased reporting is mirrored only in 3rd World Communist countries. Reporting only what they want the people to hear – one side / not the whole truth.

    I am sooooo turned off by the press – actually do not watch the evening news anymore – I am older and that has been a tradition since I was very young. Can’t watch it anymore – I can’t trust them. It makes me sick what they are trying to do to us over Barack Obama.

    It smells like a conspiracy!!!!!!!

    My answer – I no longer watch CBS, ABC, or NBC evening news. Also, on my hit list is MSNBC and CNN.

    I would periodically check in with CNN and MSNBC to see the hilarity of their biased, but I don’t even lower myself to do that anymore.

    • jardg

      Exactly what I feel. I was a news junkie but I can’t watch that arrogant bigot one second more. Please, somebody expose Obama and send him back to the hood.

  • Pastor Manning

    Al-CBS
    Al-NBC
    Al-ABC
    Al-CNN

  • BoboBolinski

    So much jealousy of Barack Obama who knows how to win wars and bring peace. And what do they all do here ? Bash Obama.

    • Pragmatist

      Who would be jealous of such an empty-headed narcissist? Nobody. That’s why he’s going down in flames in November.

    • Indyvoter

      Do you also worship Jerry Lewis?
      What about Tom Hanks? He’s on your side.
      He delivers lines better than BO. Just write a speech and he’ll make you BELIEVE.

    • c.jenkins

      yeah, leave my barack alone i loves hims so mucho. i is going to scratch yer eyes out iffin you dont leaves him alone.

    • agent77

      let him bring peace to the Dem party, then maybe it would be easier to ‘believe’ he could deliver on one of his many changing positions

      • http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com Uppity Woman

        There will be piece in the democratic party, the day after election. Just like last time these creeps tried to shove a left wing fascist down our throats.

    • Seattle Moss

      The only war Obama has played is
      the Game Risk.
      In the Game whoever controls the middle east wins the game.

      However,Obama’s actions clearly shows that he wants defeat for America in the Middle East.

      Whoever influences the middle east influences the world.

    • http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com Uppity Woman

      Michelle is that you????

    • memyself&i

      ROFL.

      One of the main problems in Afghanistan is that there is not sufficient NATO participation. Obama, failed in his duties as Chair of the Senate’s Subcommittee on European Affairs to increase the number and participation of NATO forces in Afghanistan.

      Progress has been made in Iraq DESPITE Obama and his schizophrenic Iraq policy. It is thanks to our soldiers, General Petraeus’ leadership and surge policy (strongly supported by McCain) and the improvement of Iraqi military forces.

      It is easy for Obama to pretend to take a position he never had when it gains votes. It took political courage for McCain to support the surge when it was politically unpopular and might have destroyed his chances to become president.

      • imustprotest

        Actually, it almost did. The MSM had him DOA last summer.

  • http://www.hillaryloyalistnowformccain.com valsthewoman

    Obama would not have this opportunity if McCain had not pushed Bush into this surge……….

    WHO SHOWED LEADERSHIP?????????????

    MCCAIN NO QUESTIONS ASKED!

    IF NO HILLARY THAN VOTE MCCAIN!
    ABSOLUTE PROOF OF A FIXED PRIMARY ELECTION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Important new development uncovered by a Hillary Loyalist Now For McCain.
    In early February Don went on record describing the Democratic Party process and the way the superdelegates roles should be played out. Now he writes a letter demanding we back Obama.
    Read the whole story and watch the video you will become all the more determined to PUMATIZE the NATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    http://hillaryloyalistnowformccain.com/absoluteproofofafixedprimaryelection.aspx

  • Tony Rezko

    HoboBolinski, Obama is a coward who wouldn’t debate and has not won any election so far.

    • Seattle Moss

      Obama has been in decline since Feb 19th

      A slow motion train wreck!!!

      • Hope Floats

        Oh, the humanity! Hydrogen burns! Don’t do it!

  • JP49

    Its exactly what they did to Hillary. It is a conspiracy and we must all make sure to vote for McCain. Don’t vote for any democrats who support Obama. You cannot trust them anymore with democracy. They are bought and paid for or scared shitless. Democrats must lose big this year so they are reminded that the voters votes count more than what they tried to push on us. Our country is in danger of this new lunacy. The news media has been whoring for Obama since the beginning. It will take all our efforts to bring this incompetent set of democrats down and get them out of office, all of them.

    • Darryl

      Right ON!

    • http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com Uppity Woman

      Don’t worry. McGovern’s nutballs almost pulled this shit off too. Look how well that worked out for him. Richard Nixon by a landslide. Yeesh how embarrassing. The thing is, adults don’t let marxists, socialists, communists and children who fall for them pick presidents.

  • ford

    It is about time Obama got his sorry ass in Afghanistan!!! He is the head of a committee to plan for this country, and he NEVER had a meeting to discuss it for our government. DID HE THINK THAT his countrymen were over there drinking YOOHOO???

    I am nauseated listening to the MSM bull…sorry for my bad attitude.

    John McCain is now America’s underdog…I am hoping that she will honor him with her loyality.

    PPS…I am still ticked that NARAL endorsed Obama over Hillary..I can’t wait till they ask me for money!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Hope Floats

      McCain will win by sitting back and making this whole election be about Obama. Obama the narcissist is more than happy to oblige. Bush beat Kerry the same way, and Obama is polling below Kerry at this stage while being imminently more charismatic. Karl Rove and Steve Schmidt know what they’re doing.

  • nancysabet

    oh really, which war and peace did he won or brought about? don’t be so ignorant and study more!

    • http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com Uppity Woman

      He’s going to wave his magic hopey changey wand. Then he’s going to blow up Israel.

  • ford

    Amen to the Truman Show comes to the USA…we are watching THE OBAMA SHOW…would you like a little more butter on your popcorn???

    • http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com Uppity Woman

      That’s it! I was trying to remember that movie.

      • Hope Floats

        So creepy! In the original script, the audience was never clued in it was all a sound stage until the very end. They knew that Crying Game ending wouldn’t make it through the theatre runs. It would spoil the ending. But look how long it’s taken people to find out how our media manipulates our reality.

  • ford

    Nancy, you need to lower your dose of something. Are you drinking too much koolaide???

    Anytime a person asks “which war and peace did he won or brought about” …I don’t know what that means….

  • Tuppence 411

    Hillary’s plan for Iraq is the only one that is logical and makes sense to me.

    Bush lets the Iraqis set the timeframe. “Do abc..xyz benchmarks, not gonna be real clear on what it means, and then we will leave.”
    McCain thinks he can make the Iraqis accomplish abc…xyz by the sheer force of his will.
    Hillary- “Get your shit together and get moving NOW on set, agreed upon benchmarks of abc…xyz because we are out of here.”
    NObama-”We’re leaving in 16 months, do a or don’t do z. But if x isn’t done the way I like it we may have to come back. ”

    Yeah right Barky- that will work real good. Congress will just re-authorize the use of force just because the “Chosen One” screwed-up and needs to set it right.

  • katmandu

    Obama Offers Plan to Stop Escalation of Iraq War, Begin Phased Redeployment of Troops

    Tuesday, January 30, 2007
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
    Contact: Tommy Vietor or Robert Gibbs, 202-228-5511
    Date: January 30, 2007

    Obama Offers Plan to Stop Escalation of Iraq War, Begin Phased Redeployment of Troops. Goal to Redeploy All Combat Brigades out of Iraq by March 31, 2008

    That’s an Obama press release, before the surge. Now he’s able to walk around Iraq without body armor on. See:

    http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/07/and-why-isnt-ob.html

    • http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com Uppity Woman

      LOL!

      You should heare him today trying to weasel out of his surge NO vote.

  • ford

    Am I suppose to be reading ‘Delusions of My Father???

    I read it…and most of it is a Disney film that has been made several times.

    • http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com Uppity Woman

      I prefer to think of it as Dreams I Pulled Out of My Ass.

  • Linda

    Barack’s “Need Some Cred” Tour is actually making me feel sorry for the guy. It’s becoming embarrassing for the guy.

    In their effort to glorify his every move as some sort of marketing effort they though would make him look more experienced, it is merely highlighting that fact that he doesn’t have a clue. Treating this like W’s photo Ops. Instead of a Bull Horn or Mega phone, we have a B ball.

    I feel like school kids. Instead of “see Spot run”…”see Spot bark”. It’s “Barky flies to Europe”….”Barky meets Eropean/ME [real]Leaders”….”See Barky play”.

    “Asked today whether, as a former head of state who has a sensitivity about protocol, he has any thoughts about the appropriateness of Obama’s planned events, the former President replied, “A little jealous, is all.”

    The former president, who says he’s just returned from a visit to Germany’s Brandenburg gate, added that Obama will “figure it out.”

    For more on the stagecraft of Obama’s world tour, tune into Campbell Brown: Election Center tonight at 8 pm ET.”

    http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/21/former-pres-bush-a-little-jealous-of-obama/

  • http://www.DeathoftheDemocraticParty.com xax

    Why does anyone still watch MSNBC again?

    • imustprotest

      For the commercials, they’re sometimes entertaining.

    • fif

      I don’t. I’d rather eat glass.

  • wodiej

    I don’t watch any news except Lou Dobbs once in awhile. He’s the only one besides Fox News that has the guts to actually report the news.

  • http://nobho.blogspot.com/ Johnny at Work

    There has been much hay made from the der Spiegel interview with Iraqi PM Maliki. What is abundantly clear is that Maliki says two things.

    One, Iraq wants to establish a LONG TERM Strategic Treaty with the US, AND continue the EXISTING Security Agreement with the US.

    Two, MOST of the coalition troops should be removed sooner rather than later, but that depends on circumstances on the ground.

    Maliki says that although the 16 month timeframe proposed by Obama would be right, it is possible that it could change, and “Of course, this is by no means an election endorsement.”

    In this interview Maliki shows that Iraq is committed to the proposals expressed by McCain. Troops will be withdrawn as the security situation improves, which has improved during the surge. And, there will be a long term presence by the US for security.

    McCain and even Bush along with everyone else on the planet want MOST of the troops removed as soon as possible. But, even the Iraqis do not want the US to retreat from Iraq entirely. Obama on the other hand proposes a complete withdrawal.

    As to be expected,, the left wing Press at Der Spiegel, and the US Press that pick up the story, run with “MALIKI ENDORSES OBAMA’S PLAN”, and “MALIKI BACKS OBAMA TROOP PULLOUT PLAN” even though Maliki himself emphasizes he is not endorsing Obama, nor Obama’s plan.

    Following the left wing press publishing Maliki’s supposed endorsement of the Obama plan, Maliki has tried to correct the false and misleading interpretation of what he said. A spokesman for al-Maliki said his 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.

    Don’t take my word for it. Read the original Der Spiegel transcript below. Maliki clearly says he wants to continue the US Security Agreement, and Troop withdrawal plans are subject to change depending on security circumstances.

    http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,566852,00.html

    SPIEGEL: Germany, after World War II, was also liberated from a tyrant by a US-led coalition. That was 63 years ago, and today there are still American military bases and soldiers in Germany. How do you feel about this model?

    Maliki: Iraq can learn from Germany’s experiences, but the situation is not truly comparable. Back then Germany waged a war that changed the world. Today, we in Iraq want to establish a timeframe for the withdrawal of international troops — and it should be short. At the same time, we would like to see the establishment of a long-term strategic treaty with the United States, which would govern the basic aspects of our economic and cultural relations. However, I wish to re-emphasize that our security agreement should remain in effect

    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.

    • http://nobho.blogspot.com/ Johnny at Work

      There Was No Ringing Endorsement Of Obama’s Plan During Today’s Visit:

      Asked specifically if Obama, who has proposed a withdrawal of U.S. combat troops within 16 months, raised the question during the talks, Iraqi spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh told reporters: “This issue, we do not discuss …”

      In the topic of a withdrawal timetable, al-Dabbagh told reporters, “We are hoping that in 2010 that combat troops will withdraw from Iraq.” But he added that the government did not endorse a fixed date. He also said any withdrawal plan was subject to change if there is a rise in the level of violence.

      That is the McCain Plan which has not changed since Day One.

      We stopped counting the changes to Obama’s plan, but expect another one at any moment.

      • http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com Uppity Woman

        Not only that but washington posts says

        Dabbagh said Maliki did not discuss troop withdrawals with Obama. “Senator Barack Obama is a candidate, and we are talking to the administration which is in power,” said Dabbagh.

        Good Ole Plastic Jesus.

      • http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com Uppity Woman

        We stopped counting the changes to Obama’s plan, but expect another one at any moment

        That’s where Hopey Changey comes in.

        Did you see his answer when they asked him that since the surge is working, did he make a mistake when he voted against it?

        Uhhhhhhhh ahhhhhhhhhh…I just didn’t like what bush was doing at the time.

      • Athy

        Johnnyatwork-thanks for researching & summarizing this & for providing link! Good post.

  • Pink Panther

    Speaking of the MSM being in bed with Obama, the NYT refused to print McCain’s response to an op-ed from Obama. The editor gave a feeble excuse for not printing McCain’s piece.

    You can read McCain’s article at:

    http://www.drudgereport.com/flashnym.htm

    • http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com Uppity Woman

      I have that story in queue here at NQ.

    • fif

      That’s why I completely stopped reading the NY Times. They have fallen so far so fast. It started with the run up to the war, and it’s been all downhill since then.

  • Patti

    MSNBC sux and are full of whoreshit.

    Mika looked pretty today. teehee

  • http://nobho.blogspot.com/ Johnny at Work

    “The Obama Show” reminds me of the “Good Times” show from the ’70′s. Obama sounds just like JJ, working one scam or another, and so on.

    Obama even comes complete with patented catchphrases like “Fired Up” “Ready to Go”, just like JJ’s “Dyn-o-mite!”.

    With Obama’s ratings going down faster than the hotdogs in Nathan’s July 4th contest, His show is certain to be cancelled.

    • fif

      Yea, and I take him as seriously as I would JJ running for president.

  • http://uppitywoman08.wordpress.com Uppity Woman

    Much as I hate to look at Malkin, this is some funny stuff.

    Finalists for the Obama World Tour T-Shirt contest.
    http://michellemalkin.com/2008/07/20/the-obama-world-tour-t-shirt-finalists/

    • http://nobho.blogspot.com/ Johnny at Work

      I saw some of those on your site Uppity. They are belly laugh out loud funny.

      The New Yorker was great, but these are truly inspiring.

      I can’t vote for a favorite, I love all of them. Especially Katie giving an “Obama Face Scratch Bird”!

  • fif

    Andrea Mitchell is despicable.

    • http://nobho.blogspot.com/ Johnny at Work

      She is so clueless. The only thing she is good at is changing hubby Alan Greenspans Depends.

  • bcraig

    According to ABC news:

    “After meeting with top U.S. military commanders and members of the Iraqi government, Sen. Barack Obama today said his opposition to the surge and support for a firm timetable for the withdrawal of troops hasn’t changed.”

    He still opposes the surge! WTF???

  • Larse12

    I quit watching the news. They are fools. All in the tank for Obama. Can’t believe a word that comes out. I now turn just to Fox News and Larry Sinclair.
    http://larrysinclair0926.com/

  • http://www.sugarnspice.typepad.com Sugar

    Andrea Bitchel is a wretched, wretched woman. I don’t even know what the world the MSM is thinking by playing this game with people’s lives. This is just deplorable.

    • nonickel

      When are all the pumas gonna knock sugar for this sexist post?

  • DancingOpossum

    When Barack and Michelle apologize in heartfelt sincerity to the Clintons for their relentless sexism, racism, arrogance, and presumptuousness.

    Right around then.

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  • WildChild

    Maliki: As soon as possible, as far as we’re concerned. U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months.

    It’s good to see that Maliki used the term “talks about” rather than “plan” when he refers to BOBO. It seems that Maliki like us is aware that BOBOtalk is mostly just that, Talk.

  • WildChild

    No, the media has distorted Maliki’s views. That he would like an occupying power out of his country is understandable. That he would use BOBO’s… talk… on the issue is nothing more than using a reference point that is being discussed in our country as we speak. But it’s only arbitrary and Maliki confirms this when he says, “That, we think, would be the right time frame for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes. We’ve been hearing this language for the last two years. We’re still there. As long as the possibility of change exists, then nothing and I mean nothing can be counted on.

    If I were you I wouldn’t get all fired up over anything BOBO says in the course of this campaign. He has proven time and again that his word isn’t good for much when he is faced with the needs of political expediency. It’s doubtful that Maliki is placing any more weight on BOBO’s words then we are. It’s like Pastor Wright told us, BOBO says what he has to say.

  • WildChild

    I’m not inventing anything. Maliki as a head of state can’t and won’t do anything other then deal with the current administration. He has said this. I understand that you want to grasp at any straw you can to find that might convince people to support BOBO, but in refining his position on Iraq BOBO adopted Bush’s exit strategy of listening to the generals on the ground. Hey that’s cool, Bush used that one for the last five years and now that BOBO has embraced it, any time lines he discusses become suspect and not believable by anyone.

  • WildChild

    The media keeps linking Maliki and Obama through the number 16. But there is no linkage. BOBO just got lucky for the reasons I stated earlier. LOL of course should BOBO be elected, four years from now when he runs for his second term will still be discussing when he’s going to pull the troops out of Iraq and at that time, you’ll have a new number to dazzle us with.