Just pushing propaganda, pure and simple!!!!
Thanks, AmeriKan MSM.
"Iraqis say deal near on troop departure; US says no dates have been set" by Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Anne Gearan, Associated Press | August 8, 2008
BAGHDAD - US officials acknowledged that some progress has been made on the timelines for troop withdrawals but that the immunity issue remained a huge problem.
One official said US negotiator David Satterfield told him that immunity for soldiers was a "red line" for the United States.
Would that be spy Satterfield?
The official said the Iraqis were willing to grant immunity for actions committed on American bases and during combat operations - but not a blanket exemption from Iraqi law.
The Iraqis also want American forces to hand over any Iraqi they detain. The United States insists that detainees must be "ready" for handover, which the Iraqi officials assume means the Americans want to interrogate them first.
Translation: We'll torture them before you can get your hands on them, Iraqis!
Ah, the sickeningly sweet shit stench of sovereignty, 'eh?
As the talks drag on, American officials said the Bush administration is losing patience with the Iraqis over the negotiations, which both sides had hoped to wrap up by the end of July.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Maliki had a long and "very difficult" phone conversation about the situation on Wednesday during which she pressed the Iraqi leader for more flexibility particularly on immunity, one US senior official said.
Yeah, to HELL with the RULE of LAW!!!
"The sovereignty issue is very big for the Iraqis and we understand that. But we are losing patience," the official said.
Yeah. So fucking what?
LEAVE THEN!!!!
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