The Iraqi President tells ABC that building an army takes time and he foresees they won't be ready until the end of '08 to defend themselves. Are you listening, Rahm? Talabani said "in the next two years", three years ago. Al-Maliki also promised in Nov. 2006 that his “country’s forces would be able to assume security command by June 2007. He also denies that their parliament signed a petition that wants the US out of Iraq. They were deceived. He doesn't say how, so let's get Agatha Christie involved…Talabani concurs with the Gates's Korean analogy—the US will have a presence in Iraq for many years.
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TALABANI: I agree to put constructive pressure on Iraqi government, but I think we must be realistic. Unless we will be able to prepare our forces, armed forces, including army and police forces, to replace coalition forces, something as unpractical and…
STEPHANOPOULOS: But how long is that going to take? The training's been going on for so long.
TALABANI: Well, you know, to building an army after the collapse of the regime is not so easy.
STEPHANOPOULOS: When will the Iraqi army be ready to defend Iraq?
TALABANI: I think in the end of the next year.
STEPHANOPOULOS: End of 2008.
TALABANI: Yes.
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