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Bush in 2007: U.S Will Get Out of Iraq if Asked to Leave

thinkprogress.org — Yesterday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said he would like to set a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Today, however, the Bush administration rejected the timetable. In an April 24, 2007 interview with Charlie Rose, however, President said he would remove troops if asked by Iraq but he predicted that Maliki would not ask.

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  • Flashypoo, on 07/08/2008, -8/+86He lied to us..

    :'(
    • jstohler, on 07/08/2008, -1/+46Fool us once, shame on... shame on him. Fool us... can't get fooled again.
      • rz8472, on 07/09/2008, -2/+6Unless we're total dumbasses who deserved getting assraped repeatedly. Figuratively speaking.
      • InfeImmo, on 07/09/2008, -3/+3Best. Comment. Ever.

        I know I'm supposed to digg 'n move on, but you just made my day.
    • cheezintern, on 07/09/2008, -5/+5no, he misspoke.
    • thegodfaza, on 07/09/2008, -2/+4I hope your not surprised.
    • ledguitar, on 07/09/2008, -1/+4It wasn't the first time.
    • lamiaconfitor, on 07/09/2008, -1/+4Surprise!
    • Jpardue, on 07/09/2008, -3/+3Dear George,

      Please get the ***** out of our country!

      Love, Iraq
      • youareretarded, on 07/09/2008, -3/+5Dear George,

        Please get the ***** out of our country!

        Love, USA



        There, fixed!
      • Archimboldo, on 07/09/2008, -4/+3Al Qaeda troops in the space of 2 years have dropped from 12,000 to a 1,200 remnant in Mosul. Now because of the success of the surge, which Democrats bitched and moaned about (yet approved because they had no alternative that wouldn't fail and cause chaos), Iraq feels confident enough to manage its security.

        Bet you guys are so disappointed. At least a face-saving spin will help. "Yeah, Iraq wants us to leave because the surge made things worse."
      • youareretarded, on 07/09/2008, -2/+2How many al qaeda troops were in Iraq before the war?

        Just because this administration took a dump on a rug and then cleaned up that dump doesn't mean they deserve any sort of kudos from me;)
      • Archimboldo, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1Better than just withdrawing as Democrats wanted to do.
    • tidu, on 07/09/2008, -2/+3He's said this years before, and we've had Iraqi leaders ask for our withdraw years before and nothing happened. It's all politics, it's only worth a grain of salt if you catch them after they hold their hand above that book.
    • Ebonsteel, on 07/09/2008, -2/+2*singing*
      He's a lying sack of crap.
      He's a lying sack of crap.
      He's a lying, steaming, stinky, nasty sack of liquid crap.
    • EtherGnat, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2I'm pretty sure it was Bush's faulty intelligence.
      • cathl, on 07/09/2008, -1/+3He had faulty intelligence long before he ever spoke with the CIA...
  • Stormwern, on 07/08/2008, -7/+45Bush and his surrogates should be asked about this over and over at every press event and interview until he produces a good answer.
    • Matri, on 07/09/2008, -2/+11It would take decades.
      • mwrl, on 07/09/2008, -2/+3No, we could pull back to Kuwait in less then 90 days. We will never leave the area though.
      • Matri, on 07/09/2008, -0/+2I meant about Bush providing a good answer. That could take decades.
  • DeadElephantORG, on 07/08/2008, -10/+39I wonder which motivated them more... a trillion dollars worth of oil, or a place to put 50 permanent bases within quick-strike distance from Iran (and another trillion dollars worth of oil). The Halibuton neoCons will NEVER, under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, leave Iraq. --DeadElephant.ORG
    • Jareth86, on 07/08/2008, -19/+10Thank you for signing your post; we never would have known it was you who posted it otherwise.
      --Jareth86
    • Fubarepublic, on 07/09/2008, -2/+11At least he is willing to stand by his words...Unlike Bush.
  • Dynasty911, on 07/08/2008, -5/+26Shame on Bush. No wonder the US is in the condition it's currently in.
    • robbiemuffin, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1I've been making the assumption that, his policies and permission for torture (or torture-like-treatment, whatever that difference means) were simply moral mistakes. He'd failed so miserably, it was reasonable to assume that he really believed in what he was doing, and simply had no idea what that actually was. He made statements like this one cited with Charlie Rose, and I thought I saw him say the same thing without Charlie Rose ... that were perfectly in line with that vision: he was the don quixote .. or Nixon or Castro of our time. But this is pretty obviously a political move without regard for the ideals and ot a lesser degree even the interests he purported to stand for. This makes me want to sign that online Kucinich thing.
  • Gemfinder, on 07/08/2008, -15/+7Our job in Iraq was done when Saddam's neck snapped.
    • howea, on 07/09/2008, -3/+1Its done when the last of the oil is extracted
  • 0Xonox0, on 07/08/2008, -5/+46Our job in Iraq was done when we threw Saddam out of Kuwait.
    • spriggig, on 07/09/2008, -2/+4Too bad Bush senior didn't tell his crusading son that.
    • lamiaconfitor, on 07/09/2008, -4/+2Um, that's not why we went in, though. We needed to carpet bomb their retreating army.
  • SoyJames, on 07/08/2008, -2/+28In 1989, thirteen months after the oft-cited occasion when Saddam Hussein "gassed his own people" in Kurdish villages, then-Secretary of State Baker sent a nice note to Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz, seeking "to strengthen the relationship between the United States and Iraq whenever possible". In 1990, while Baker was Secretary of State under Bush, Saddam met with U.S. Ambassador April Glaspie before attacking Kuwait, and specifically asked Glaspie if the U.S. would object to an attack. Glaspie referenced Baker, her boss, in her response: "We have no opinion on your Arab-Arab conflicts, such as your dispute with Kuwait. Secretary Baker has directed me to emphasize the instruction, first given to Iraq in the 1960s, that the Kuwait issue is not associated with America." Saddam subsequently attacked Kuwait...
    • WindReaver, on 07/09/2008, -2/+6And don't forget the made up story of Iraqis stealing the baby incubators. A story that was told by... The Kuwaiti ambassador's daughter.
  • wazzu07, on 07/08/2008, -7/+15Didn't they ask like 3 years ago?
  • dunderballer, on 07/08/2008, -4/+16The more the Bushies and McCainites insist on continued occupation of Iraq against the will of the majority of Americans and Iraqis, the more evident it is becoming that the invasion was about gaining a strategic Oil interest. As we enter a more global economy, world oil demand is increasing. The US economy may take a hit if it doesn't continue to be able to consume the majority of the worlds oil at lower prices paid by other countries. That fact does not make the trade of blood for oil justifiable. It is time to be honest about the situation. Democratic Governor Brian Schweitzer had some straight talk on the issue:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0i9o-ThOPM
  • likeyehokwhatev, on 07/09/2008, -15/+2yawn.
  • Rizmaster, on 07/09/2008, -6/+12So in summation: He's a douchebag.
  • BonersMilloy, on 07/09/2008, -7/+12Buried as inaccurate, politicians NEVER lie.
  • sixsixsixtimer, on 07/09/2008, -18/+3More hidden agenda propaganda by the closet racists and anti-Israel lobby. A timetable can not be fully set by Maliki alone but by the Iraqi Parliament as well. Maliki is not a dictator that can make the decision based on words.

    Buried
    • rz8472, on 07/09/2008, -1/+8So anything critical of the War in Iraq is automatically anti-Israeli? You do realize that it's actually to Israel (and everyone else's) benefit if we leave since all the occupation has done is decreased dramatically the quality of life for everyday Iraqis, made it a hotbed for extremism, and aroused anti-American and anti-Israeli sentiment.

      What happened that liberal guy with the same Star of David logo that you do? I'd much rather hear his opinion on this.
      • sixsixsixtimer, on 07/09/2008, -9/+1Address the point about Maliki mentioning a timetable and actually taking action and making a formal declaration, using also the parliament. Or do you beleive that Maliki is a dictator like Sadaam and we should jump at his every command?

        Lets wait for Iraq's government to formally decide. Meanwhile don't call Bush a hypocrite.

      • cheezintern, on 07/09/2008, -1/+5yep, anything not involved in the US clearing the middle east of all enemies of israel is anti-israeli, as well as anti-semetic, and anti-fluffy bunnies.
    • JByrd, on 07/09/2008, -2/+5Let Israel solve its own ***** problems. We have many of our own here with which to deal. I am not anti-Israel; I am pro-America!
      • cheezintern, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2they're the only country in the middle east with nukes. I think they could probably take care of themselves.
    • JByrd, on 07/09/2008, -1/+3Okay 666timer...I don't care if Maliki says stay, go or anything else and I really couldn't care less about his authority or lack thereof. Enough damage has been done to our soldiers and innocent Iraqi women and the list goes on and on and on.... How about we make the decision ourselves and just ***** leave already. Good enough?
    • phrenzy, on 07/09/2008, -1/+0You are a ***** joke.

      Blocked.
  • gofalcons, on 07/09/2008, -4/+6Of course, our "intrests" have nothing to do with Iraq or the Iraqi people. "We'll tell them when we're leaving and they'll shut the hell up and like it!" - The Bush Administration
  • nascentia, on 07/09/2008, -3/+13WHAT?! Our President is breaking his word and not honoring the sovereignty of another country?!!

    I have never been so shocked in my entire adult life, this has to be some sort of grand, silly mistake!
  • Tryptomine, on 07/09/2008, -5/+3Anyone surprised by this? C'mon, anyone?

    Hello?
  • Vessol, on 07/09/2008, -2/+11As Bush once said.
    "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again. "

    ..yeahhhh
  • antiorblkflag9, on 07/09/2008, -3/+6Bush, can we leave Iraq?
  • elektronjunge, on 07/09/2008, -10/+5Rejecting a timetable and refusing to leave are different things. A time table for withdrawl would be like, half out by date x, and the rest by date y. Its kinda not the easiest thing in the world to move an entire army.
    That said I don't support Bush or the war in Iraq.
  • leladax, on 07/09/2008, -5/+12Nobody ever ***** cared about the Iraqis. It's all about the oil and economical and political intimidation against Middle Eastern Countries. Wake up. 9/11 was the best thing that happened to right wing extremists.
  • aristideau, on 07/09/2008, -2/+6??? WTF how was that anti-Israeli ???
  • ShadowFoxxx, on 07/09/2008, -3/+5Of course he stayed, the war is motivated by oil. But that's also very irritating because we have natural oil here in the U.S., in Alaska and California, and so forth.

    Iraq wanted us to leave a long time ago, but unfortunately, Bush is a imbecile and lame duck. Is November here yet?
    • jerrycurley, on 07/09/2008, -1/+0How much oil have we taken?

      Oh yeah...zero drops.
  • Khast, on 07/09/2008, -4/+6What? I thought it was the Blood for Oil program.

    /sarcasm
  • spriggig, on 07/09/2008, -4/+10194 days left.

    What a horrible mistake we've made. When this man dies I will dance a gig and throw a party.
    • youareretarded, on 07/09/2008, -2/+1I won't wait till he's dead to have a party, I'll be celebrating as soon as he is out of office!
    • statsman1982, on 07/09/2008, -2/+2To paraphrase Lewis Black, the good die young, and the pricks live forever!
      • lolwutpear, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2no wonder lewis black is getting old
  • lead2thehead, on 07/09/2008, -5/+1Yes, brilliant... alienate the ONE foreign leader who doesn't hate our guts. Thanks.
  • mwrl, on 07/09/2008, -6/+1It would not take much to pull back (not out) our troops in Iraq. We would just pull back to Kuwait and allow Iran to attack and destroy Iraq (like Obama has any guts to fight).
    • tellahoohooo, on 07/09/2008, -3/+3that wouldn't happen and your a moron, way to eat your spoon fed fox news though
    • SoulGrub, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1"...allow Iran to attack and destroy Iraq..." Classic
  • swraman, on 07/09/2008, -4/+1http://www.writeidea.org/2008/07/iraq-prime-minist ...
  • Pusod, on 07/09/2008, -3/+8Dude I want to see the video. No matter ho much I hate Bush I can only take the information from a"Bushbashing" website with a grain of salt. How am I going to know for sure that he said this? How do I know they didn't put words in his mouth to promote their agenda? It's Charlie Rose for crying out loud it has to have video footage! If not, then please list credible sources! You just can't trust anyone these days!
  • lndmn01, on 07/09/2008, -2/+6Did I miss the part were Maliki asked the US to leave? All I've seen is discussions of a POSSIBLE timetable. Perhaps we should wait until Bush actually lies before the accusations fly....
  • tellahoohooo, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2Of course he won't, its to profitable to the federal reserve, contractors & oil companies...
  • thirdcoastborn, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2McCain said the exact same thing on April 22nd, 2004.
  • jbkingsalmon11, on 07/09/2008, -7/+4As long as nothing like 9/11 happens again (in which case I say NUKE THE TERRORISTS) I think we should just let the stupid Shiite and Sunii idiots destroy each other. It was good that we took care of Saddam, but I think as soon as bin laden is rotting in his grave we should gradually pull out. God, I'm sick of always hearing about some crazy religious Muslim moron blowing himself up and killing people for no reason. I'd like to shoot one myself. Now... how about sealing up the border?
    • loganro, on 07/09/2008, -5/+1I am going to go ahead and warn that you are about to get bashed by idiots. I agree with you though.
    • chicofaraby, on 07/09/2008, -2/+6"I'm sick of always hearing about some crazy religious Muslim moron blowing himself up and killing people for no reason."

      Yeah, it's like they didn't ask the US to invade, kill a million people, flatten a few cities and turn the capitol city into a shooting gallery. Ungrateful bastards.

      And yes, a million plus people have died there:
      http://www.conflictandhealth.com/content/2/1/1
    • shaelen, on 07/09/2008, -1/+6Why do you believe finding Bin Laden or even killing him would make everything ok? Do you somehow think that all aggression will suddenly end? And as far crazy religious Muslim morons blowing themselves up and killing people for no reason.. No reason? Oh that's right, because someone would have no reason to do something like that. They're probably just bored.
    • WoollyMittens, on 07/09/2008, -0/+7You can't nuke an ideology. The only thing you can do, is to make sure they blow their own ***** up instead of yours. Turning two countries into colonies and your own country into a police-state is not worth it.
    • tellahoohooo, on 07/09/2008, -0/+3Your fighting an ideology, this is a war that has no end, no clear cut victory and no rational thought behind it. Unless your rational thought is to have the federal reserve, a completely privatized corporation, create billions and billions of dollars and give it, all at interest, to the actual federal government so they can fund the war. -- "Give me control of a nation's money and I care not who makes it's laws" - Mayer Amschel Bauer Rothschild -- Handing out no contest contracts to war profiteering contractors and oil companies to profit even further off the death and destruction of innocent men, women and children. So you keep your head held high and continue saying that it's all about Bin Laden being the keystone to this whole arch of terror.
      This is about and has always been about money & oil, that's it. The mass media has made sure your ideas are the same by manipulation and a constant barrage of terror terror terror...

      -- “We are grateful to the washington post, the new York times, time magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost 40 years. It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto-determination practiced in the past centuries.”
      - David Rockefeller --Council on Foreign Relations--
  • chrgrose, on 07/09/2008, -3/+5Party at my place, January 20th, 2009.
    • BonersMilloy, on 07/09/2008, -2/+2To celebrate McCain's inauguration?
      Like it or not hes probably gonna win :/
      • chrgrose, on 07/09/2008, -1/+2Hell no. To celebrate Obama or to organize a group-move to Canada.
  • vinceislegend, on 07/09/2008, -5/+3What a disappointment, after all the faith I had in him to do the right thing.
  • fireashes, on 07/09/2008, -3/+1Do you/we have a video of this
  • hokie47, on 07/09/2008, -2/+5What a ***** idiot. He had the perfect out. He could of claimed that he did his job of freeing Iraq and left when Iraq felt they were ready. But no he had to ***** everything up again.
  • tikited, on 07/09/2008, -3/+1just like in the movie Wall e, I do mean the evil robot that does not want to go back to earth (home) or follow commands.
  • bshock, on 07/09/2008, -3/+1More evidence demonstrating incontrovertibly that George W. Bush is a lying sack of feces? So what?
  • lmbb20, on 07/09/2008, -5/+1Yawn on the "news" story. Just let him die off into history. We don't need anymore of these lame stories about impeachment efforts or what he promised or didn't promise. Everyone knows he will go down as one of the worst presidents in American history.
  • welliwonder, on 07/09/2008, -2/+0He's a ***** pig liar, what do you expect? The man has a mind of a puppet and a monster.... A MONSTROUS PUPPET!
  • cmartinu, on 07/09/2008, -1/+3The fact he has mentioned a withdrawl timetable means that the war is being won by the Coalition. Thats fantastic news and to everyone who dosn't like the war must now think thats a good thing to see the Iraq has its own government and own police presence. Plus most of the killings are stopping.
  • jerrycurley, on 07/09/2008, -2/+4Setting a timetable is not being asked to leave. It is IDIOTIC to give the enemy a deadline to hide out until so they can have free range.
  • stinkymonkey, on 07/09/2008, -3/+2Wait a second. Bush lied? Nooooooooo.

    The bottom line, he does what he wants because who's going to stop him?
    The people? - Nope. Congress? - Nope.

    The only thing that will stop him is time. And that's not until January of 2009. Just enough time to get us into Iran.

    Pant.. Pant... Pant....Sorry for the rant.
  • LoJack, on 07/09/2008, -1/+4GWB: "We'll stay for as long as necessary, and not one day more." It's well thought out, well in advance. Smart huh?
  • Midtowner, on 07/09/2008, -2/+4I don't suppose the authors bothered to check when al-Maliki planned to have the Americans leave? Sometime far after Bush's term? What the hell does Bush have to do with any of this? Why does this article even exist?
  • FlaG8r, on 07/09/2008, -2/+2It's not really a request by Malacki until the paperwork is filled out in triplicate. Didn't anybody learn from Katrina?
  • WoollyMittens, on 07/09/2008, -2/+2Asked to leave by whom? They replaced the government with puppets.
  • valtgrafik, on 07/09/2008, -3/+0among other blatant lies.... i remember perjury being a law
    • TheSwashbuckler, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1Do you remember the definition of perjury? Here's a hint, it's not just about lying...
  • caponumen, on 07/09/2008, -3/+2We will leave Iraq the day the last drop of oil is sucked out of the ground or about 40 years........
  • soinie, on 07/09/2008, -1/+1Bush in 2009- living on his new ranch in Paraguay which has no extradition treaty with the US.
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