Bush thanks Iraqi leaders for security pact help
President Bush has called Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to thank him for pushing through an agreement that sets a three-year time frame for American troops to leave the country.
Bush also thanked Iraqi President Jalal Talabani for his work on the deal between the two countries.
Iraq's three-member presidential council agreed to the pact Thursday. That removes the last legal barrier. Now the agreement can take effect Jan. 1.
The deal says U.S. forces will withdraw from Iraqi cities by June 30, 2009, and from the entire country by Jan. 1, 2012.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iraq's approval of a security pact that sets a three-year timeframe for U.S. troops to leave will put future U.S.-Iraq relations on a strong footing, the White House said Thursday.
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Posted By: KReviewerH @ 09/10/2008 4:00:21 PM
Comment: I, being from Arizona, find it funny that you bring this up Harleyis Here. McCain's absences have long gone unnoticed by us Arizonans. I agree with you 100%. McCain uses his POW status as making him a better leader. Explain how this works? And this is not a bash in any way to POWs. I simply ask how being held captive makes you a leader? I plan to press our Arizona Republic as to what his absences are implying: Another Bush on vacation most of his presidency while the country tries to run on empty.
Posted By: HarleyisHere @ 08/25/2008 1:50:40 AM
Comment: Awe repigs, you're confused, if you don't vote for Obama, you a MORON not a racist. If you call him a MUSLIM, knowing he is not...you're a racist. If you're in that group of "older white males" who refuse to hear him, you're a racist.
As for "experience" ther are several 4 Star and lower Generals who say that being a prisoner does NOT a president make...and given mccains attendance record or rather his absence record of 61% gone, his congressional experience is questionable at best. Add to that the fact that for 8 yrs he has sided with bush 95% of the time and here goes the figures ;) :
25 yrs in congress
Present 38% of the time = 9.5 yrs out of 25yrs
VOTED with bush 95% of 8yrs = 7.5 yrs out of 8 (for a total of 6 mos out of 8yrs mccain did not agree with bush)
Let's see our final number shall we.
Time in congress where mccain was just mccain and not a lap dog for bush = 2.5yrs
2.5yrs of actual attendance that was not just BUSH yrs, hmmm who else has just over 2.5 yrs senatorial experience less all the corruption of a John McCain...hmmmm..
Posted By: HarleyisHere @ 08/22/2008 3:57:55 PM
Comment: Yeah like some cool movie you just watched with a certian GOV in it right, just kill them that solves everything...yeah KILL KILL KILL! Oh all most forgot, DRILL DRILL DRILL too ;)
In side the mind of a repeaterchic.