US close to deal to pull troops from Iraq in 21 months

[Jersey Devil]

Only five months difference from Obama's plan of 16 months. Obama is changing our foreign policy and he hasn't even been elected yet.

John McCain just got his legs cut off by George Bush.

Iraqis: Deal close on plan for US troops to leave
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer Thu Aug 7, 12:20 PM ET

BAGHDAD - Two Iraqi officials say the U.S. and Iraq are close to a deal under which all American combat troops would leave by October 2010 with remaining U.S. forces gone about three years later.

A U.S. official in Washington acknowledges progress has been made on the timelines for a U.S. departure but offered no firm date. Another U.S. official strongly suggested the 2010 date may be too ambitious.

A timetable is part of a security agreement being negotiated by U.S. and Iraqi officials. Both sides stress the deal is not final and could fall apart over the issue of legal immunity for American troops.

One of the U.S. officials said Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had a long and "very difficult" telephone conversation Wednesday in which she pressed the Iraqi leader for more flexibility, particularly on immunity.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080807/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_us_bases_2

[eleny]

1. 21 months is still on target

Obama would have started the withdrawal in January - 5 months from now. :D

[rinsd]

2. LOL, excellent point. McCain gets fucked over by Bush yet again!

[dflprincess]

3. I'm wondering when the clock for Bushco's plan starts running

The article says all combat troops out by October 2010 - that's closer to 26 months. And, note that the "remaining troops" wouldn't be out until 2013.

[99th_Monkey]

4. Al-Sadre has threatened to call off his cease-fire if no timetable is agreed upon

which would expose all this ridiculous McLame/MSM happy talk about the surge in a heartbeat.
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Cleric_may_end_cease_fire_if_0807.html
checkmate.