Marathon Pundit: Setting the record straight on the withdrawal of troops from Iraq

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Setting the record straight on the withdrawal of troops from Iraq

Libs and their enablers in the mainstream media are having some fun with a statement made by Iraqi Prime Minister Minister Nouri al-Maliki that he agreed with Barack Obama's timeline for troop withdrawals from Iraq. But just yesterday, President Bush and al-Maliki agreed to set a "time horizon" for troop reductions.

Tuesday afternoon I was able to listen in on a teleconference organized by the John McCain campaign. One of the speakers was Randy Scheunemann, the campaign's senior foreign policy advisor. He issued this statement this evening.

The difference between John McCain and Barack Obama is that Barack Obama advocates an unconditional withdrawal that ignores the facts on the ground and the advice of our top military commanders. John McCain believes withdrawal must be based on conditions on the ground. Prime Minister Maliki has repeatedly affirmed the same view, and did so again today. Timing is not as important as whether we leave with victory and honor, which is of no apparent concern to Barack Obama. The fundamental truth remains that Senator McCain was right about the surge and Senator Obama was wrong. We would not be in the position to discuss a responsible withdrawal today if Senator Obama's views had prevailed. (Emphasis mine.)