Bobby Ghosh, world editor and former Baghdad bureau chief for TIME Magazine, explains the agreement between the U.S. and Iraq for combat troop withdrawal by 2011.
Why would it be worse for McCain? A bunch of dim, forgetful Americans will figure that the Republican party knows what it is doing and that it's best to put the country in their hands :(
Aug. 22 2008 11:55 AM
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Scott Smith
from Manhattan
How much is Maliki's pursuit of American withdrawal a pursuit of national interests and how much is a pursuit of sectarian interests in that the removal of American forces would remove an obstacle to the pursuit of sectarian aims. One indicator of the latter is that the Iraqi government has dragged its feet on absorbing the Sons of Iraq into the Iraqi security apparatus and has otherwise shown a lack of seriousness in trying to convince the former insurgents that they have a future in the new Iraq.
Aug. 22 2008 11:53 AM
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michaelw
from INWOOD
This could not be worse for McCain.
McCain must be losing his mind because Bush sends his pet dog Condi Rice to broker a deal between of withdrawl with Iraq when this should be up to McCain if he becomes president.
It just looks like Bush is ruining McCain's chances of winning.
McCain says we'll stay there until the job is done no matter how long that takes and then Bush goes and brokers a pull out.
Aug. 22 2008 10:25 AM
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O
from Forest Hills
Is this contract binding or could the new President modify this agreement for an earlier withdraw?
Aug. 22 2008 10:23 AM
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Why would it be worse for McCain? A bunch of dim, forgetful Americans will figure that the Republican party knows what it is doing and that it's best to put the country in their hands :(
How much is Maliki's pursuit of American withdrawal a pursuit of national interests and how much is a pursuit of sectarian interests in that the removal of American forces would remove an obstacle to the pursuit of sectarian aims. One indicator of the latter is that the Iraqi government has dragged its feet on absorbing the Sons of Iraq into the Iraqi security apparatus and has otherwise shown a lack of seriousness in trying to convince the former insurgents that they have a future in the new Iraq.
This could not be worse for McCain.
McCain must be losing his mind because Bush sends his pet dog Condi Rice to broker a deal between of withdrawl with Iraq when this should be up to McCain if he becomes president.
It just looks like Bush is ruining McCain's chances of winning.
McCain says we'll stay there until the job is done no matter how long that takes and then Bush goes and brokers a pull out.
Is this contract binding or could the new President modify this agreement for an earlier withdraw?
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