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Knock'Em Down
Eschaton —
Not familiar with any of them specifically, but generally a lot of very bad urban freeways were built and when they're due for major repair it'll be good to let them die. They destroyed and divided neighborhoods. ...
Did Bush manipulate Iraq withdrawal date to benefit McCain?
Newshoggers.com —
... Despite Bush???s constant refrain that commanders, not politics, will
decide the course in Iraq, it seems that trying to help his party
retain the White House is more important. (Link) ...
Honor, integritude and hating our troops
WTF Is It Now?!? —
... White House staff were concerned that Maliki’s endorsement of the 2010 time line would damage John McCain’s presidential campaign. Indeed, during an interview with Iraqi television last week, Maliki suggested that the U.S. presidential elections played a role... ...
For old times sake
The Reaction —
... In many respects the Iraq war, from invasion to occupation, has been orchestrated for political purposes. Whether it be to make George a "war president" or to beat the Democrats senseless as weak on terror the Bush administration, and the GOP generally, has enjoyed putting lives on the line for their own political gain. So, this news today from ThinkProgress shouldn't surprise anyone: ...
Maliki: Bush Pushed For Later Withdrawal Date To Help McCain
Crooks and Liars —
... Think Progress reports that the Bush administration have been playing politics with Iraq withdrawal plans, pressuring Maliki to delay an agreed withdrawal date by a year because the White House was concerned that Maliki’s endorsement of a 2010 time line would damage Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) presidential campaign. The revelation came in an al-Iraqiya interview with Maliki last week: ...
Money, its a gas. Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash.
SteveAudio —
... "Here I am to save the day!" and derailed the whole process, about which he knows nothing and isn't on any relevant committees: House GOP Aides: McCain ‘Not Familiar With The Details’ Of The Financial BailoutBTW, that's the Senator John McCain who has been absent on more votes than any other senator. His posturing to suddenly seem 'presidential' doesn't seem to be working, even with all the outside help he's being given: Maliki Suggests Bush Pushed To Extend U.S. Presence In Iraq To Help McCain ...
Iraqi Hopes for US Troop Withdrawal
Informed Comment —
... Indeed, the Iraqi government wanted a 2010 deadline for withdrawal. Bush pushed for a delay until 2015 in part because he was afraid that agreeing to 2010 would make McCain look bad. The Iraqis were forced to accept 2011. ...
Tomgram: Chalmers Johnson, The Pentagon Bailout Fraud
TomDispatch —
... And here's another curious bit of information: Just the other day, the website ThinkProgress pointed out a strange glitch in Iraq planning. The Bush administration, deep into negotiations with the Iraqi government, evidently managed to wheedle an extra year's time for the prospective withdrawal of American combat troops from Iraq; its negotiators pushed the date from 2010 -- the year suggested by both Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki -- to 2011. According to Maliki in an interview with an Iraqi TV station, this change came from the administration's ...
The Pentagon Bailout Fraud
Antiwar.com Original —
... . So we're talking somewhere between one-and-a-half and seven bailouts-worth of taxpayer dollars flowing into the morass of disaster, corruption, and carnage in Iraq. And here's another curious bit of information: Just the other day, the Web site ThinkProgress pointed out a strange glitch in Iraq planning. The Bush administration, deep into negotiations with the Iraqi government, evidently managed to wheedle an extra year's time for the prospective withdrawal of American combat troops from Iraq; they pushed the date from 2010 the year suggested by both Barack Obama and ...
Bush Caves Even Further On SOFA...
Main and Central —
... there to 2015, but U.S. and Iraqi negotiators agreed to limit their authorization to 2011, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said.
"It was a U.S. proposal for the date which is 2015, and an Iraqi one which is 2010, then we agreed to make it 2011. Iraq has the right, if necessary, to extend the presence of these troops," Talabani said in an interview with al-Hurra television, a transcript of which was posted on his party's website on Wednesday.
Ironically, Maliki Suggests Bush Pushed To Extend U.S. Presence In Iraq To Help McCain...
Tsk, tsk... ...
