Quick pullout would not benefit US: Iraqi leader

[Eugene]

Source: Agence France-Presse

Quick pullout would not benefit US: Iraqi leader

14 minutes ago

TOKYO (AFP) - Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi said Saturday
a quick pullout of the US-led coalition troops would not benefit
Washington until the Iraqi forces are trained enough to replace.

Hashimi also said the Iraqi armed forces will need no more than
one and a half years to prepare for systematic withdraw of the
coalition forces.

"Many of the Democrats are now pushing the White House for a
quick withdraw from Iraq. This is not going to benefit either
the American or Western interest as well as the Iraqi interest,"
said the Iraqi politician, who is currently visiting Tokyo.

-snip-

Hashimi said Iraq's national armed forces are not yet ready
to maintain stability in the war-torn country because of lack
of training and insurgents penetrating the military and police.

-snip-


Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070324/wl_mideast_afp/usiraqcongresspoliticsjapan_070324082843

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Source: Reuters

U.S. troops can withdraw in 18 months - Iraq VP
24 Mar 2007 07:54:16 GMT

TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) - Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi
said on Saturday U.S.-led coalition forces should be able to withdraw
from his country in a year and half at the latest, when Iraqi troops
should be ready to handle security on their own.

"We are looking for a systematic pull-out and this should be tailor-
made to the reform of our national armed forces," Hashimi told a news
conference.

"One and a half years, not more that," he said, when asked how much
longer Iraqi troops would need for training.

Hashemi, in Japan for a four-day official visit, has welcomed a
timetable for a pullout of U.S. forces but has said it must take place
when the country's troops are ready.

-snip-

Read more: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SP67246.htm

[maddezmom]

1. didn't they say the same thing a year ago

:shrug:

[saigon68]

35. Tariq al-Hashimi = caught in his "Puppet Strings"

Thought it was draft dodger cheney for a second

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

2. They're NEVER Going To Be Ready

One year from now, they're going to still be 1 1/2 years away.

And isn't it coincidental that 1 1/2 years from now just happens to be late '08, when King george's term will be up.

[cassiepriam]

3. It would benefit the US soldiers who will be killed if they stay.

[Lasher]

4. It's already gone on longer than US involvement in WWII

Just exactly how do we manage a quick pullout now without a time machine?

[rpannier]

5. News story...20 Years in the future

Iraq Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi II said, We need only about a year and a half and then Iraqi troops should be ready to handle security on their own."

When pressed as to this being the 18th time this has been said, al-Hashemi said, "Why do you want Democracy to fail in Iraq? Why do you support terrorist groups?"

[sakabatou]

18. *snrk*

:rofl:

[obaman08]

6. Cool, give the guy until Jan 09..

than get the hell out. The truth is if we don't stay for the next 20-30 years the place is going to go to explode even more than if we are there so we might as well get the explosion over with now because no American is willing to foot the bill for as long as it would actually take.

[The Lost Patriot]

7. It Takes 12 weeks............

To train a soldier for combat in the US. Why does it take 4 years to train an Iraqi? Because they are idiots! It's a lost cause.

[obaman08]

9. Because their soldiers are sunni or shiite...

and use their new training to fight each other.

[LynnTheDem]

13. "because they are idiots". Hmmm. The real idiots aren't the people of Iraq.

But yes, george w bush's stupid, insane, ignorant and illegal invasion of Iraq was a "lost cause" from the start.

[Kurovski]

8. It's true.

It would be very detrimental to U.S. Big Oil.

The troop training thing is the same lying excuse since day one.

[EFerrari]

11. This is a very interesting statement, in view of the House vote

which probably generated the originating fax. :think:

[Kurovski]

22. It set Big Oil to spouting.

Got to protect the interests, no?

[dkofos]

10. Same thing they have been saying for the last 2 years.

How many NEW RECRUITS does the army have in Iraq. How long did it take to train them.

It should not have taken 3.5 + years to train 300,000 soldiers.

It's all about the $100 billion a year going to the "LOYAL BUSHIES"!!

[liberal N proud]

12. Right on que!

The puppet speaks

[rodeodance]

14. "QUICK" is a RW talking point!!!!!

[rodeodance]

15. HEY---The Dems just gave you all ANOTHER year and half!!

[rocktivity]

16. Quick US pullout would not benefit Iraqi leader: Rocknation

:evilgrin:
rocknation

[Orsino]

17. Hey, numbskull! NOTHING about the war ever benefitted the US.

We can only lose, and we should cut our losses as quickly as we can.

on edit: The insult was not directed at the OP.

[Turbineguy]

19. I wonder how many American

undertakers contributed to his campaign chest?

[youngdem]

20. Boy, I sure do love being preached to by a fucking puppet....Don't you?

Fuck this dude. He is just protecting his own ass, because the US ain't gonna give him asylum, and he knows that when we leave they are gonna make beef jerky out of this patsy within ten minutes.

Sorry dude. Shouldn't have sought favor among the occupiers. You end up with a predetermined shelf life of exactly ten seconds longer than the occupation.

[anotherdrew]

21. OK OK - he can come too. n/t

[ProudDad]

23. Screw him...

"Tariq al-Hashimi

Hashimi heads the Iraqi Islamic Party, which now operates under the umbrella of the Iraqi Accord Front—the first major alliance established within the Sunni Arab community. He is loosely associated with Egypt's fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood and his party was the sole Sunni group to participate in the January 2005 elections. Hashimi strongly opposes autonomous regions in Iraq, supports removing Shiite militiamen from security forces, and undoing the purging of former Baathists. "

A pox on both their houses (all three if you count the repuke/Dem neo-cons)

[Heidi]

24. Kick.

:kick:

[Klukie]

25. U.S. troops can withdraw in 18 months - Iraq VP

Source: Reuters

TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) - Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi said on Saturday U.S.-led coalition forces should be able to withdraw from his country in a year and half at the latest, when Iraqi troops should be ready to handle security on their own.


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUSSP67246._CH_.2400

[Tom Joad]

26. US troops can start withdrawal next week -- Most Americans

[VegasWolf]

28. EXACTLY!! Let's just leave Iraq to Haliburton and its hired mercenaries! nt

[BushOut06]

27. Bullshit

Isn't this basically what they were saying two years ago?

Bring them home NOW.

[Whoa_Nelly]

29. Gee! Just in time for the 2008 elections! Wonder where they got that timeline?

:sarcasm:

[Tom Joad]

30. Notice the word START withdrawal in 18 months... Will today's kids

being pushed around in strollers see the end of US occupation of Iraq by the time they are in college?

[Scooter24]

31. "should be ready" that's the magic phrase here...

it's always "when?"

[Bonobo]

32. Thanks fot the permission.

Oh, by the way, you won't be around when it happens.

You've got the predicted lifespan of a mayfly at this point.

[rodeodance]

33. The Iraqi ViP also criticised U.S. politicians calling for an immediate withdrawal

The House Dems just gave them 18months. What is this "immediate' crap all about???????


The Iraqi Vice President also criticised U.S. politicians calling for an immediate withdrawal of coalition forces.

"Many of the Democrats now press the White House for a quick withdrawal from Iraq," he said.

"If they withdraw tomorrow with a short notice, this is going to create a security vacuum in Iraq."

The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Friday to impose a Sept. 1, 2008 deadline for withdrawing all American combat troops from Iraq.

[David__77]

34. I hope he has a house in Miami or Orange County, CA

It seems all the puppets end up there.