White House rejects proposal to partition Iraq

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WASHINGTON - Awaiting the recommendations of a commission exploring U.S. options in Iraq, the White House on Wednesday emphatically ruled out some proposals to end the long and unpopular war.

Presidential spokesman Tony Snow said a suggestion to divide Iraq into Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish regions, each with high degrees of autonomy, was a “nonstarter.” Similarly, he said a phased withdrawal of American troops — perhaps by 5 percent every two months — also was a “nonstarter.”

“You withdraw when you win,” Snow said. “Phased withdrawal is a way of saying, ‘Regardless of what the conditions are on the ground, we’re going to get out of Dodge.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15334267/

[Botany]

1. This is already a done deal.

Just gotta keep up a front until after the election ....
oh, about all those extra dead .... sorry we will fire
Condi ... all better now?

[FormerDittoHead]

3. As soon as the election's over, it will be his way of "reaching out"...

..and history SHOULD show him for the liar that he's been, but instead they will lap up the new narriative as the "great compromiser"...

[spag68]

2. I saw Joe Biden

6 or 8 months ago, and he was pushing it then.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. didn't the Iraqi parliament vote for it?

Are we there for Iraqi democracy?