Dabbagh escapes from CENTCOM!

Iraq official says US troops could leave by 2010

Iraq’s government spokesman is hopeful that U.S. combat forces could be out of the country by 2010.

Ali al-Dabbagh made the comments following a meeting in Baghdad on Monday between Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama, who arrived in Iraq earlier in the day.

July 2008 + 16 months = November 2009. Looks like Obama was wrong again. :)

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Comments

  1. FredW wrote:

    Since Obama can’t (legally) do anything until the inauguration the equation should be:

    Jan 2009 + 16 months = July 2010

    I’d say that’s bang on!

  2. FredW wrote:

    Oops, I can’t add — the problem with base twelve when you only have ten fingers :)

    It’s May 2010 but still bang on.