In 2004, McCain Admitted We'd Leave Iraq if the Iraqi's Wanted Us To Posted by Adam Blickstein

With news coming from Nouri al-Maliki that he is leaning towards a security pact with the U.S. that would include language describing the "departure of [American] forces or a memorandum of understanding to put a timetable on their withdrawal," one wonders how this would affect John McCain's plan for perpetual troop presence in Iraq. Well, at the Council of Foreign Relations, the John McCain of 2004 gave us a pretty clear answer:

Question: "What would or should we do if, in the post-June 30th period, a so-called sovereign Iraqi government asks us to leave, even if we are unhappy about the security situation there?"

McCain's Answer: "Well, if that scenario evolves than I think it's obvious that we would have to leave because -- if it was an elected government of Iraq, and we've been asked to leave other places in the world. If it were an extremist government then I think we would have other challenges, but I don't see how we could stay when our whole emphasis and policy has been based on turning the Iraqi government over to the Iraqi people."

Does the John McCain of 2008 agree with this assessment?

UPDATE: According to Mouwaffak al-Rubaie, seems like a timetable will be part of any security pact:

"Our stance in the negotiations underway with the American side will be strong ... We will not accept any memorandum of understanding that doesn't have specific dates to withdraw foreign forces from Iraq," al-Rubaie said.

Again, is McCain's position the same today as it was in 2004 if Iraq's democratically elected government demands a timetable for withdrawing foreign forces from Iraq?

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Well matt, you would have more of a leg to stand on if when asked yesterday in several different junctures the same question, only to waffle over and over pathetically. Once even questioning the veracity of the report. Another time questioning the translation...they really weren't expecting that...lol...monkeywrench anyone? I'm sure by the time you read this matt it won't matter anyhoo. He really isn't planning anything...he doesn't have a plan for presidency like Bush...he's just hiding behind Iraq his sturdy little house of cards. What an idiot...mcsame and matt.

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I'm guessing you never heard McCain claim there is nothing wrong with being in Iraq for 100 years. Is he a liar, or does he think that things are going so horribly in Iraq that they would never ask? Or if they ask, McCain simply thinks they are children who don;t know what they are requesting?

Take a stab at that Matt, and let me know what you come up with. In any case. McCain can't get his occupations straight (or Sunnis vs Shias, or drilling...)

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