Mitt Romney supports "private" timetable for Iraq withdrawal

McCain is wrong and dishonest for suggesting mitt approved timetables. McCain said "timetables what the buzzword in 2007". Well...Did Mitt bring up the buzzword or did the interviewer? I believe the interviewer asked do you believe in timetables. Mitt said there should be timetables (goals) and milestones between Bush and the Iraq prime minister, but not public T.T. (goals to reach) and milestones. We would never want the enemy to be hiding in the bushes until we left. that is what T.T. do

Romney in that interview: "You want to have a series of things you want to see accomplished in terms of the strength of the Iraqi military and the Iraqi police and the leadership of the Iraqi government."

That's what Romney said needed "timetables", not troop withdrawal. McCain tried to equate Romney's position with Hillary's and other Democrats. It was dishonest what McCain has done.

BS Timetables are *schedules*, milestones are goals. Romney *said* in the video that there is *NO QUESTION BUT THAT THERE HAVE TO BE TIMETABLES*; but that the enemy should not know how long they have to wait in the weeds before we are *GONE*. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, ITS A DUCK!!!

That fact that Mitt is needing to slice and dice on this issue is the problem. As a nominee for president he was speaking PUBLICLY about the secret timetables he would employ if elected. This is how we learn how someone would behave in office. Romney failed at a critical moment here.

On the other hand, during this critical time, McCain literally had an effect on how history is turning out, in supporting our commitment to the democratically elected government of Iraq.

In other words,

McCain purposefully mischaractarized Romney's statements. He equated Romney's position with the Hillary/Democrat position, which was to set a specific date for withdrawal regardless of success.

Romney supported private timetables for "milestones and benchmarks" (steps that would lead up to a stable Iraqi government). You need to set goals and put pressure on the Iraqi leadership, otherwise, we are just in Iraq as a permanent occupation with no plans for progress or completing the mission.

LISTEN TO IT AGAIN! HE SAYS:

"WELL THERE'S NO QUESTION but that the president and uhh and uhh prime minister Al Maliki have to have a SERIES OF TIME TABLES and miles stones that they speak about but those shouldn't be for public uhh pronouncement. You don't want the enemy to understand how long they have to wait in the weeds until you are gonna be gone"
HE WAS SAYING EMPHATICALLY "YES" TO A "SECRET" TIME TABLE FOR WITHDRAWAL!
I AM SURPRISED THAT YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE!

I am ashamed of himself.

He is a flat out lying about Mitt, in fact the next question of this interview directly asked if Mitt would support a timetable for withdrawl to which he answered - NO.

McCain on the other hand is on the record for having supported BENCHMARKS in Iraq. Does that mean he was for withdrawal to? Or maybe Amnesty John is confused because he has changed his view on immigration about 3 times in the past 6 months.

The only liar is Mitt Romney. Mitt answered "NO" to a publicly approved timetable, not the secret timetable that he and his Mormon buddies are so famous for keeping. It's not secret, it's sacred... give me a break Mitt and Mitt supporters.

McCain supported Benchmarks on Iraq, that means he was for withdrawal.