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7/19/2008 2:56 PM
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White House Accidentally E-Mails to Reporters Story That Maliki Supports Obama Iraq Withdrawal Plan

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July 19, 2008 1:29 PM

The White House this afternoon accidentally sent to its extensive distribution list a Reuters story headlined "Iraqi PM backs Obama troop exit plan - magazine."

The story relayed how Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told the German magazine Der Spiegel that "he supported prospective U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's proposal that U.S. troops should leave Iraq within 16 months … ‘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,'" the prime minister said.

The White House employee had intended to send the article to an internal distribution list, ABC News' Martha Raddatz reports, but hit the wrong button.

The misfire comes at an odd time for Bush foreign policy, at a time when Obama's campaign alleges the president is moving closer toward Obama's recommendations about international relations -- sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, discussing a "general time horizon" for U.S. troop withdrawal and launching talks with Iran.



 [link to blogs.abcnews.com]

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7/19/2008 3:04 PM

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told a German magazine he supported prospective U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's proposal that U.S. troops should leave Iraq within 16 months.

In an interview with Der Spiegel released on Saturday, Maliki said he wanted U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq as soon as possible.

"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."

It is the first time he has backed the withdrawal timetable put forward by Obama.

Dr. Susan Rice, senior national security advisor to the Obama Campaign, issued this statement in response to al-Maliki's declaration of support:

Senator Obama welcomes Prime Minister Maliki's support for a 16 month timeline for the redeployment of U.S combat brigades. This presents an important opportunity to transition to Iraqi responsibility, while restoring our military and increasing our commitment to finish the fight in Afghanistan.

 [link to www.huffingtonpost.com]

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7/19/2008 3:23 PM

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this is fucking brilliant and no i am not an obama supporter, but i am even less of a mccain supporter. If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend, but never your slave. [link to www.hsus.org] [link to www.defenders.org]

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7/19/2008 4:30 PM

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[link to blog.washingtonpost.com] If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend, but never your slave. [link to www.hsus.org] [link to www.defenders.org]

Anonymous Coward
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7/19/2008 4:35 PM

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Good news gone bad. Bush wants permanent US bases in Iraq. Sign the oil deals already...)

Anonymous Coward
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7/19/2008 10:47 PM

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McInShame = Bush
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7/19/2008 10:58 PM

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Global dumbass bush administration. Where is AIPACfudgeGuy to defend his zionist mis-leadership?

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7/19/2008 11:09 PM

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McCain camp reacts to Maliki’s call for withdrawal: Voters don’t care what Iraqi leaders say.

In response to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s clear statement in support of a 16-month redeployment from Iraq, a senior McCain official tells Marc Ambinder “[V]oters care about [the] military, not about Iraqi leaders.” A “prominent Republican strategist” who occasionally provides advice to the McCain campaign said more candidly, “We’re f*cked.” Recall, this is what McCain said in 2004:

QUESTION: Let me give you a hypothetical, senator. What would or should we do if, in the post-June 30th period, a so-called sovereign Iraqi government asks us to leave, even if we are unhappy about the security situation there? I understand it’s a hypothetical, but it’s at least possible.

McCAIN: Well, if that scenario evolves, then I think it’s obvious that we would have to leave because — if it was an elected government of Iraq — and we’ve been asked to leave other places in the world. If it were an extremist government, then I think we would have other challenges, but I don’t see how we could stay when our whole emphasis and policy has been based on turning the Iraqi government over to the Iraqi people

[link to thinkprogress.org]

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7/19/2008 11:27 PM

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7/20/2008 12:59 AM

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Rota
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7/20/2008 1:35 AM

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So the white house writes news stories and send them out for their pawns to publish? Must be a damn good job to be a newspaper reporter and just sit on your big fat ass while the government sends to stories all ready written to print. So what is their big slaries for? Doing what they are told to do? Wht do you need a degree for that?

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7/20/2008 3:37 PM

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7/20/2008 6:58 PM

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So the white house writes news stories and send them out for their pawns to publish? Must be a damn good job to be a newspaper reporter and just sit on your big fat ass while the government sends to stories all ready written to print. So what is their big slaries for? Doing what they are told to do? Wht do you need a degree for that?

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what the hell do you think is going on????

MEDIA LAP DOGS!!!!

Have you been in a COMA????

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7/20/2008 7:31 PM

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