IT'S TIME TO GO

The Brutelogic no one knows...

The Guardian reports that Iraq's interim government has asked the US to enact a timetable for troop withdrawal:

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Leaders of Iraq's sharply divided Shiites, Kurds and Sunnis called Monday for a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces in the country and said Iraq's opposition had a ``legitimate right'' of resistance.

The final communique, hammered out at the end of three days of negotiations at a preparatory reconciliation conference under the auspices of the Arab League, condemned terrorism, but was a clear acknowledgment of the Sunni position that insurgents should not be labeled as terrorists if their operations do not target innocent civilians or institutions designed to provide for the welfare of Iraqi citizens.

The participants in Cairo agreed on ``calling for the withdrawal of foreign troops according to a timetable, through putting in place an immediate national program to rebuild the armed forces ... control the borders and the security situation'' and end terror attacks.

I wonder if Buttlogic will stop calling John Murtha "Bertha," now that Murtha, the American people, and the Iraqi government are all on the same page. I cannot imagine what it must be like to be so completely in the tank for Bush. Does Brutie have a little shrine in his bedroom, with pictures of Bush in a giant collage, and little construction paper hearts glued around the dozens of tiny Bush heads? Maybe he bought a lock of Dubya's hair on EBay, and now he dresses up in ladies officewear pretending to be Harriet Miers. "Oh, Mr. President, you want me to be on the Supreme Court?" he coos as he clips on a dangly earring and smooths out his blouse in the mirror. "Would you fuck me, Mr. President? I'd fuck me. I'd fuck me hard." Yeesh, now I weirded myself out.

And this is even better news:

In Egypt, the final communique's attempt to define terrorism omitted any reference to attacks against U.S. or Iraqi forces. Delegates from across the political and religious spectrum said the omission was intentional. They spoke anonymously, saying they feared retribution.

``Though resistance is a legitimate right for all people, terrorism does not represent resistance. Therefore, we condemn terrorism and acts of violence, killing and kidnapping targeting Iraqi citizens and humanitarian, civil, government institutions, national resources and houses of worships,'' the document said.

The final communique also stressed participants' commitment to Iraq's unity and called for the release of all ``innocent detainees'' who have not been convicted by courts. It asked that allegations of torture against prisoners be investigated and those responsible be held accountable.

The statement also demanded ``an immediate end to arbitrary raids and arrests without a documented judicial order.''

That's right, the Iraqi government is fully in support of insurgents killing Coalition troops, and they don't consider that terrorism. Hearts and minds, people, hearts and minds...

JC