Iraq Leader Maliki Doesn’t Support Obama’s Withdrawal Plans
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German magazine Spiegel published a quote that indicated Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki thought Barack Obama’s 16 month time frame for a withdrawal from Iraq is the right one.
However, a spokesman for al-Maliki said his remarks “were misunderstood, mistranslated and not conveyed accurately,” according to CNN.com.
Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the possibility of troop withdrawal was based on the continuance of security improvements, echoing statements that the White House made Friday after a meeting between al-Maliki and U.S. President Bush.
So, despite the excited reports by the mainstream media that Maliki is on the same page as Obama, he’s actually in line with the John McCain strategy.
