It's a clear middle finger to Maliki. Zooming in and out of a U.S.
airbase in a foreign country that is under U.S. occupation and NOT
meeting with that country's leaders only serves to reinforce the view
generally held by a majority of people around the world that Iraq is
really a U.S. possession, and does not act as its own country.
Also, tellingly, Bush skipped Baghdad going to Anbar. According to
the AP "bypassing Baghdad in a symbolic expression of impatience with
political paralysis in the nation's capital." But isn't Baghdad
where the surge is? Isn't the surge the operation he is supposed to
be assessing so he can tell us what a success it is?
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> AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AP) - President Bush and his national
> security team made a first-hand assessment of the war in Iraq and
> prospects for political reconciliation Monday as a showdown nears
> with Congress over the U.S. troop buildup.
>
> Troops Blast Surge: "We've Out-Stayed Our Welcome"
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