White House sends press corps al-Maliki praise for Obama plan
[cnn-photo-caption image= http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/07/19/art.maliki.gi.jpg caption="al-Maliki praised Obama’s 16-month withdrawal plan in a newspaper report Saturday."]CRAWFORD, TX (CNN) - An embarrassing slip up for the White House press office Saturday, when an aide hit the wrong button and mistakenly sent to the news media a Reuters article saying Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki backs presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's troop withdrawal plan.
White House spokesman Scott Stanzel says, "It was a mistake. Clips list for staff was supposed to be the addressee."
The Obama campaign quickly took advantage of the mistake, forwarding an ABC report detailing the incident to its press list.
This is not the first time the White House has emailed in error. But its timing is particularly embarrassing as the Bush administration's recent agreement with al-Maliki on a "general time horizon" for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq is being cited by some as resembling Obama's proposal that U.S. forces should leave within 16 months.
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I guess America is better of with Obama's Judgement after all...
Lisa in VA
That Lisa chick is so nutty she makes me want to change my name
nutty? that____is beyond repair Let's give her to Jessie Jackson he like nuts!!!
Let's see what these idiot PUMA's have to say.. it's all coming to fruition..
Get over it, Clintonistas! Join the movement!
I knew there was something wrong with them finally doing something right!
Obama has been right on a wide range of issues including national security and foreign policy. They have started following Obama's plan -from taking out terrorist safe havens in Pakistan, talk with Iran, timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, refocusing on Afghanistan, etc. They won't just admit that he is getting these things right even before they become popular. This is what judgment and visionary leadership stand for.
What, no praise for McBush?
Obama's plan was right all along and is still the best course of action.
The only people who doubt this fact are those who want the war to continue, like Bush and his admin.
Actually, thinking about it some more, this is not very funny. Al-Maliki approves of Obama's plan, but it's a mistake for the White House to let anybody know about it? I thought that Bush et al are interesting in helping Iraq? This just offers more proof that Bush and his American SS are only interested in their own agenda.
not so much an "accident" than it is a guilty conscience
Withdrawing the troops is a good idea. Someone will have to fight Obama's war when he gets around to starting one.
LOL!!! Well, it took eight years, but now the White House is finally wising up. C'mon fellas! Drop yer fear-mongering tactics and join the winning team! That way you can say you did at least one positive thing in all these years. Obama '08!!!
LOL is all i can say..freudan slip ?
Sounds like the White House is not denying the e-mail content, just that they accidently let it get out. What a shame, as this just may be the first truth to come out of the White House this year.
What's the big deal here. If its the truth, and it's what he said, what is the harm. Someone made an "error in judgment", by hitting the wrong button, and sending a truthful message to the wrong party.............Let's stop and think about this for a moment. What if we decide to leave Iraq too soon; then have to go back ,and finish the job that we left undone. Because we thought it was "ill- advised" in the first place, to have gone there. Not knowing the ramifications of our actions. Hindsight is a luxury, for some; but for "men of vision" it;s just an afterthought..............
God always has the upper hand in these things 🙂
Blessed be the peacemakers......
Iraqis want us to go home. The American public wants us to go home. Not a good time to be running for President with a 100-year-war policy.
I don't think that White House press office aide "mistakenly" sent that message! LOL 🙂
I think it was someone with a conscience.
Obama for president!... That would be glorious! - for America, and for the world!
lol... lemme see how spin masters work this one!!
Obama 08!!
The Bush Administration had a momentary lapse of honesty.
They've picked up on several of Obama's ideas and proposals, including attacks on terrorist targets in Pakistan, talking with the Iranians and in establishing a timeline to withdraw troops from Iraq.
The "novice" seems to know what to do well before his "seniors" .
When will America see that Obama is out best hope. What will it take?
This goes to show that judgement outways experience in most circumstances.
Those internetz can turn on you when you least expect it. We can feel a lot better now that McCain is 'watching' them now from time to time.
Wow!!! This is great!!!
"Aide... mistakenly..."
HA! Right! I'm starting to believe that Bush is throwing McCain under the bus and trying to salvage whatever chance he has left of leaving the White House on a good note. This just may be his attempt at bettering his legacy for the history books–like that's really possible. LoL...
Anywho... Obama '08!!
If al-Maliki agres with Obama and, as we all Know, Obama knows nothing about foreign policy, then does this mean that we sould depose his government as well? I'm sure after deposing enough freely elected governments we're bound to get one that understands Iraq as well as Mcain and the Bush administration. It's all part of "democracy on the march".
Hee-hee! You are absolutely right, sir!!