So Who Was Right About Time Lines in Iraq? The Democrats, but will Anyone Notice?

Barack Obama has been a supporter of time lines for withdrawal from Iraq, and John McCain has not. If the media wants to continue to write about how right McCain was about the surge, will they also write that Obama and the Democratic Party were right about a time line for withdrawal? NO.

The AP reports:

Iraq's foreign minister insisted Sunday that any security deal with the United States must contain a "very clear timeline" for the departure of U.S. troops. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told reporters that American and Iraqi negotiators were "very close" to reaching a long-term security agreement that will set the rules for U.S. troops in Iraq after the U.N. mandate expires at the end of the year. Zebari said the Iraqis were insisting that the agreement include a "very clear timeline" for the withdrawal of U.S.-led forces. But Zebari made clear that the Iraqis would not accept a deal that lacks a timeline for the end of the U.S. military presence. "No, no definitely there has to be a very clear timeline," Zebari replied when asked if the Iraqis would accept an agreement that did not mention dates.

President Bush has steadfastly refused to accept any timetable for bringing U.S. troops home. Last month, however, Bush and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki agreed to set a "general time horizon" for a U.S. departure.

This reference to "Time horizon" is so condescending. Also, how much play will this story get in the one sided “surge is working” debate?