U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, left, talks with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, right, in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, July 21, 2008. Obama began Monday his first on-the-ground inspection of Iraq since launching his bid for the White House, with U.S. commanders ready to brief him on progress in a war he long opposed and Iraqi leaders wanting more details of his proposals for troop withdrawals. Man at center is an unidentified aide.(AP Photo/Thaier al-Sudani, Pool)From CNN:
(CNN) -- A German magazine quoted Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki as saying that he backed a proposal by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq within 16 months.
"U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months," he said in an interview with Der Spiegel that was released Saturday.
"That, we think, would be the right time frame for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes," he said.
But a spokesman for al-Maliki said his remarks "were misunderstood, mistranslated and not conveyed accurately."
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More News On Iraq's PM Remarks on U.S. Timetable And Withdrawl
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Obama timeline doable, Iraqi says -- Washington Post
Iraq PM Not Endorsing Obama Timeframe on Troop Withdrawal -- FOX News
My Comment: Quoting from Lucianne ..... "In it's eagerness to make Obama look good,MSM makes mess for Maliki. Tube, meet toothpaste".