[gondramB]

>>raq's vice president has asked President Bush for a timeline for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq, the Iraqi president's office said.

Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, a Sunni, made the request during his meeting with Bush on Tuesday, when the U.S. president made a surprise visit to Iraq.

"I supported him in this," President Jalal Talabani said in a statement released Wednesday. Al-Hashimi's representatives could not immediately be reached for comment Thursday. <<

Isn't our position still that we'll leave in the Iraqi government asks us to?

[Pro-Bush]

My wife asked me the same thing.

[Raycpa]

Asking for a timeline is reasonable. Assuming that the question means they want us to leave is not reasonable. In fact, it could mean the opposite, they would want to know how long they have before they are completely on their own.

[OldFriend]

Consider that any statements coming from Iraq now is simply their way of proving they are independent of the United States.

If they are seen as our puppets the government will never succeed.

The new leaders need to have the support of their own citizens.