Sunday: Iraqi Gov't will give a Timetable for Foreign Troops to Leave

[npincus]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,7374-2239088,00.html

as part of a 28-point 'peace plan' to end the insurgency. Chimp is on record promising that the US would leave when asked, correct?


THE Iraqi Government will announce a sweeping peace plan as early as Sunday in a last-ditch effort to end the Sunni insurgency that has taken the country to the brink of civil war. The 28-point package for national reconciliation will offer Iraqi resistance groups inclusion in the political process and an amnesty for their prisoners if they renounce violence and lay down their arms, The Times can reveal.


The Government will promise a finite, UN-approved timeline for the withdrawal of all foreign troops from Iraq; a halt to US operations against insurgent strongholds; an end to human rights violations, including those by coalition troops; and compensation for victims of attacks by terrorists or Iraqi and coalition forces.

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The deal, which has been seen by The Times, aims to divide Iraqi insurgents from foreign fighters linked to al-Qaeda. It builds on months of secret talks involving Jalal al-Talabani, the Iraqi President, Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Ambassador, and seven Sunni insurgent groups.

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But one big potential obstacle is whether the US would be willing to grant an amnesty to insurgents who have killed US soldiers but who are not members of extreme groups such as al-Qaeda. The Bush Administration is thought to be split on the issue.

[jwirr]

1. Well at least someone is listening.

[AlCzervik]

2. but it does work out for Bush, how many times has he said

"It's up to them"? many.

[npincus]

3. it looks like Iraqi gov't and Dems are on the SAME page...

[Bonhomme Richard]

4. They better run it by President Cheney first.

Don't want to piss off the madman.

[Clarkie1]

5. We must respond to what the Iraqi government wants.

If the administration does not, I will be the first calling for immediate withdrawl as soon as humanly possibly because if we aren't working with the governement there and following their wishes there is absolutely no point to us being there.

[zestfolly]

6. granting amnesty to insurgents who killed Americans

I wonder how that will go over with Bush's base.

[Disturbed]

7. Al Sadr was the leader of a Malitia that killed American Troops.

He has not been charged with anything. In fact, he is now part of the new Iraqi Govt. It seems that the Iraqi Govt. is trying to end the Civil War and will attempt to rid Iraq of the al Qauda faction that is the most extreme of Islamic Fundies.

[Vidar]

8. The Iraqis are behaving like a responsible, compassionate government,

rather than the witless puppet bushco intended. Somebody is going to be pissed.

[mtnester]

9. AHA! That is Shrubs plan

wait until they KICK us out.

Meanwhile, more of our young men and women, and innocent Iraqi citizens, die.