Then: (To Charlie Rose on April 24, 2007)
ROSE: But if he said get out now, we don’t want you anymore-
BUSH: I don’t see how we could stay. It is his country.
ROSE: But if he said that, it would lead to the catastrophe that you have suggested.
BUSH: That’s why he’s not going to say it.
Now: When we are asked to provide a timetable to withdraw:
The United States on Tuesday rejected a demand from Iraq for a specific date for pullout of US-led foreign troops from the country, saying any withdrawal will be based on conditions on the ground.
