Mr. Excitement (TPAW!) confuses Iran and Iraq (1:18)

Run time: 01:18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ers5qV93h_8   Posted on YouTube: May 26, 2011 By YouTube Member: btau24 Views on YouTube: 165   Posted on DU: May 26, 2011 By DU Member: underpants Views on DU: 663

 
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/05/26/tim-pawlenty-iran-iraq-confusion/

PAWLENTY: You’re talking about Iran?

REPORTER: Exactly.

PAWLENTY: Yea, well I think the situation now in Iran is such that Secretary Gates is negotiating with whether the United States Military will be there beyond the end of this year. And they’re looking to the Iranians to see if they invite the Americans to stay, invite us to stay. And if they do invite us to stay at some very reduced level I think the United States will be wise, until we make sure that they get to the next level of stability, to accept that invitation. So if Iran makes that invitation by the end of the year, leaving a residual force, a greatly reduced force, but a residual force that would be there for a temporary amount of time. Until they could establish much better air security, until they can develop their intelligence –

REPORTER: You mean Iraq not Iran, because Iran-

PAWLENTY: I’m sorry, Iraq, yes, yes. You said-, did you say Iran or Iraq?

Run time: 01:18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ers5qV93h_8   Posted on YouTube: May 26, 2011 By YouTube Member: btau24 Views on YouTube: 165   Posted on DU: May 26, 2011 By DU Member: DCBob Views on DU: 663

 
Thats quite a blunder for a Presidential candidate.

:rofl: and they're there for only a temporary time

And he gave such a wonderful, succinct explanation of the situation in......

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....Oh...

Sorry. I must have dozed off.

in a way, it's a little more interesting to watch

I thought that stood for Tea Party Attention W hore