White House says conditions will dictate Iraq pullout

[sabra]

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White House says conditions will dictate Iraq pullout

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite optimism triggered by formation of Iraq's unity government, the White House stressed on Tuesday conditions on the ground in Iraq will dictate when U.S. troops can withdraw.

The statement came as the White House announced that President George W. Bush will meet his top Iraq war ally, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, on Thursday.

Blair said on Monday that all foreign troops may be gone from Iraq within four years and Iraq's new prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, said his forces could be in charge of most of the country by December.

White House spokesman Tony Snow was careful not to sign on to any timetable, saying "the conditions on the ground are going to determine when the United States begins doing troop withdrawals and that sort of thing, and that and that alone is going to be the ultimate factor."

[bullimiami]

1. political conditions.

[rodeodance]

2. "conditions on the ground " nothing new here folks. it is a broken record

[gratuitous]

3. Bush is on record that pulling out the troops is the next guy's problem

I don't know why the White House is bothering with the charade that we've turned yet another corner in Iraq (actually heard that term used on ABC News last night) or that they give a tin shit about whether or not they're going to begin drawing down troop levels.

Unless, of course, by indulging the charade, they can get some of the more gullible members of the media to peddle a pleasing line designed to fool the public. Again.

[uppityperson]

4. Aha, Mr.Conditions, the new Dictator.

our leaders have no control over the situation, it is all up to Dictator Conditions.

[VegasWolf]

5. Condition Numero Uno# All the oil is in Bush-Halliburton hands. nt

[WhiteTara]

6. I'd say these are ideal conditions for our troops

to pull out. Better now than 50,000 kids later. We can not have another entire generation destroyed by war. I see the vets of the last war on street corners, and even the men can function in society are haunted.
Never again!
IMPEACH BUSH AND SEND THEM ALL TO THE HAGUE

[truthisfreedom]

7. "troop withdrawals and that sort of thing..." how... eloquent, tony.

could you elaborate on "that sort of thing?"