Michael Ramirez on Politics and the Iraq War

AP: Bush, Iraq leader talk, try to ease rift

Embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Bush agreed Saturday to expedite the hand-over of full control of Iraq’s army to the government as they seek to quell the insurgency and sectarian bloodshed.

The two leaders spoke for nearly an hour a day after al-Maliki declared he was a friend of the U.S., but “not America’s man in Iraq,” leading to talk of a growing rift between Washington and the Iraqi leader.

President Bush is indeed between a “ROCK and a HARD SPOT” prior to the November elections. Look for Iraq Prime Minister al-Maliki to either step up to the plate or be gone by January.

America must “WIN” this war and if it requires more troops and political changes – SO BE IT!

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