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McCain: Iraq is ‘A Peaceful And Stable Country Now’
Think Progress —
Today, Time Magazine published an interview with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) that it conducted aboard McCain’s campaign airplane. Reporters James Carney and Michael Scherer described McCain as “prickly” and “at times, abrasive” during the course of the interview.
Carney and Scherer noted to McCain that the Iraqi government is calling for a deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq even though McCain’s previously stated definition of “victory” — “a peaceful, stable, prosperous democratic state” — has not been achieved. The Arizona senator dismissed their ...
McCain: Iraq is a Peaceful, Stable Country
Informed Comment —
McCain: "Iraq is a peaceful, stable country now": I'm hurt. I thought everyone who is anyone in Washington read IC. McCain seems to have missed these recent headlines here: Wednesday, August 27, 2008: "45 Dead, 79 Wounded in Wave of Violence; Bombing in Jalawla' Raises Tensions with Baghdad" Monday, August 25, 2008: "54 Killed in Bombings, attacks; Water Crisis;Fixing the Intelligence Around the Policy" Tuesday, August 19, 2008: "Kirkuk a Powderkeg: NYT; Ramadi Bombing Targets Police" "Monday, August 18, 2008: "Bombing Kills 15, Including ...
Iraq Is Still A Mess
Main and Central —
It seems I haven't missed much... McSame claims Iraq is a 'peaceful stable country now' and Maliki continues to target the Sahwa and Sadrists. The SOFA is still stalled and Diala is still the powder keg fixing to explode! Yep, same old, same old...
However in several surprise moves Maliki has now set his sights on the Kurds...
As Aswat Aliraq points out...
A lawmaker from the main Shiite bloc on Friday said Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has threatened the deployment of Kurdish forces outside the Kurdish enclave would make them face legal actions... ...
