You're welcome. I had to go find it, to see it, to believe it with my own eyes. I am speechless that Maliki would basically endorse Obama after all of the hard work of the Bush Administration. Just speechless...
SPIEGEL: In your opinion, which factor has contributed most to bringing calm to the situation in the country?
Maliki: There are many factors, but I see them in the following order. First, there is the political rapprochement we have managed to achieve in central Iraq. This has enabled us, above all, to pull the plug on al-Qaida. Second, there is the progress being made by our security forces. Third, there is the deep sense of abhorrence with which the population has reacted to the atrocities of al-Qaida and the militias. Finally, of course, there is the economic recovery.
Hmmm . . haven’t you left something out, Mr. Maliki?
Like the U.S. Army?
Perhaps George Bush has indeed been played for a fool?