Now... which part of this, SPECIFICALLY, did Der Spiegel get wrong?
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Spiegel: When will the majority of U.S. troops finally leave Iraq?
Maliki: As far as we're concerned, as soon as possible. U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks of 16 months. That, we think, would be the correct period of time for the withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes.
Spiegel: Is that an endorsement for the U.S. presidential election in November? Does Obama, a civilian, understand Iraq better than his rival John McCain, a war hero, at the end of the day?
Maliki: Whoever bargains on short-term time limits is closer to the reality. Artificially extending the time that U.S. troops stay would cause problems. That being said, of course I don't want to give any endorsement. Electing a president is something Americans themselves have to do. The job of Iraqis is to say what we want. And here the people and the government are in agreement. Coalition troops should be in Iraq for a limited time.
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Did they make up the whole thing? Or was it like this (with the edits that you must think Der Spiegel made to substantiate your nonsense)?
Quote:
Spiegel: When will the majority of U.S. troops finally leave Iraq?
Maliki: As far as we're concerned, (not) as soon as possible. U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks of 16 months. That, we think, would (not) be the correct period of time for the withdrawal, (even with) with the possibility of slight changes.
Spiegel: Is that an endorsement for the U.S. presidential election in November? Does Obama, a civilian, understand Iraq better than his rival John McCain, a war hero, at the end of the day?
Maliki: (What? Are you STUPID? Did you hear what I SAID, for Allah's sake? I said Obama is WRONG! WRONG, (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)! It's almost like you expect me to say that) Whoever bargains on short-term time limits is closer to the reality. Artificially extending the time that U.S. troops stay would (not) cause problems. That being said, of course I don't want to give any endorsement. Electing a president is something Americans themselves have to do. The job of Iraqis is (not to) to say what we want. And here the people and the government are in agreement. Coalition troops should be in Iraq for (as long as Bush and McCain say they should be, and not for) a limited time.
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So, the next time you say al-Maliki was "misquoted," you need to say HOW and WHERE he was misquoted, and what he actually said.