Iraq PM tells Bush of 'dazzling successes' in Baghdad

AFP ^ | 16 February 2007 | Staff

[shrinkermd]

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has told US President George W. Bush by videolink that the first few days of their countries' joint security plan in Baghdad had been a great success.

"He told President Bush that the security plan had seen dazzling success during its first days and that the government will deal with every outlaw in a firm manner whatever group they belong to," according to his office on Friday.

Some Sunni Iraqis fear their Shiite prime minister might use the security plan as a cover to advance his own group's interests, but Maliki denies this, and cited the example of aid he said he was giving Sunnis in western Iraq.

"He said the sheikhs of the tribes in Anbar Province play a very important role in the hunt for Al-Qaeda and that the government will supply all kinds of support to these tribes and start reconstruction efforts," his office said.

[DTogo]

His pallet of cash from Halliburton must have just arrived! /sarc

[shrinkermd]

If you look at "Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com" you can see I got this off of Yahoo. What is the problem?

[stevestras]

Good post.

It is a sad state of affairs when Americans would rather bitch and moan for political gain, then win.

[roses of sharon]

We need to pray even harder, because if the press in Iraq begin to see a drop off of deaths they may begin their own suicide murders.

[spacejunkie]

Can I get an Amen!!??!!

[AU72]

I bet the bars are full these days in the Green Zone Press Clubs.

[advance_copy]

It is too early to tell, but our enemy may have retreated from the battlefield. If so, DemocRATS will be saddened.

[jveritas]

It may be that the terrorists are just laying low until this blows over and the extra troops are pulled back out.

The most important aspect of this plan is that our troops and the Iraqi forces are going to hold and stay in each area they control, there is no pulling back out. The terrorists cannot simply wait for us to leave those parts of Baghdad this time because we are not leaving. So they have two choice, either they stay in hiding for a very, very, very long time or they show up and face annihilation. So regardless, it is a win-win situation for us, however I rather prefer that they show up so we can totally and absolutely exterminate them.

[jackv]

Good luck with that, FreedomNeocon!! I wish I could help you. It definitely needs to be told in just that way!!!

[jveritas]

All defeatists and traitors come and join "fantom" in a BASH BUSH orgy

[jveritas]

Excellent post.

[Peach]

I'm so happy to reading this!!! Wonderful. Thanks for posting this.

[popdonnelly]

It's not the AP, it's Agence France Presse - AFP.

[Blue State Insurgent]

Wasn't Murtha an intelligence officer in Nam? I wonder what methods he used to extract information from captured enemy?

[SMM48]

Somehow when I hear this, the image of Baghdad Bob comes into mind... Who does this guy (OK, this culture) think it is fooling? Give it some time, it will have the desired results...

I hope our government doesn't fall for this BS. I want to see some verification of this claim by our guys.

[ohioWfan]

ROFLOL! I love it, j!

[savedbygrace]

You're right, of course. I read it too fast and messed up. Other than the name, though, I still think I'm correct.

[jveritas]

Thanks :)

[sure_fine]

there is something not quite right about a guy using a word like "dazzeling"

[griswold3]

If it's raally good news. Nancy will take credit for it. Of course, the 'debate' in the House, sent the correct message to the Iraqis.