Iraqi PM at Odds with General Petraeus

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CNN is reporting that PM Maliki has asked President Bush to replace the American Military Commander in Iraq. At issue are the deals that General Petraeus has been making with the Sunni Militias to obtain their support to fight al-Qaeda. Below is just one of many stories about this growing problem:

PM Maliki Wants General Petraeus Out of Iraq
Conservative Thoughts
By Kathywms on Jul 27, 2007 in Nouri al-Maliki, Shia, WOT, General Petraeus, Sunni, Iraq
General Petraeus must be doing something right if the PM, who has not met one single benchmark, wants him out.
Relations between the top United States general in Iraq and Nouri al-Maliki, the country’s prime minister, are so bad that the Iraqi leader made a direct appeal for his removal to President George W Bush.
Although the call was rejected, aides to both men admit that Mr Maliki and Gen David Petraeus engage in frequent stand-up shouting matches, differing particularly over the US general’s moves to arm Sunni tribesmen to fight al-Qaeda.
One Iraqi source said Mr. Maliki used a video conference with Mr. Bush to call for the general’s signature strategy to be scrapped. “He told Bush that if Petraeus continues, he would arm Shea militias,” said the official. “Bush told Maliki to calm down.”

LOOKS Like Bush has a serious problem!
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
and it wouldn't be that the anti-american cnn would report anything bad against america or its programs.
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Reply By: danielost Posted: Sunday, July 29, 2007
“And it wouldn't be that the anti-American cnn would report anything bad against America or its programs.”

The article I posted in my Blog was not from CNN. If you Google the issue you will find several articles that report the same thing. The dispute is real even though you do not want to admit it!
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
CNN is reporting that PM Maliki has asked President Bush to replace the American Military Commander in Iraq.


Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top

Reply By: danielost Posted: Monday, July 30, 2007
CNN is reporting that PM Maliki has asked President Bush to replace the American Military Commander in Iraq.


PM Maliki Wants General Petraeus Out of Iraq
Conservative Thoughts
By Kathywms on Jul 27, 2007 in Nouri al-Maliki, Shea, WOT, General Petraeus, Sunni, Iraq
General Petraeus must be doing something right if the PM, who has not met one single benchmark, wants him out.

Conservative Thoughts is NOT CNN.

In addition, CNN reports the news and you have not shown where what they report is not true. As I say you refuse to accept the truth!!!!!!! JUST LIKE BUSH.

Another thought-- If the PM of Iraq who is the elected head of Iraq wants Gen. Petraeus out, WHO THE HELL is Bush to defy what the elected head of another country wants?
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
he is the elected official of this country and the gen. works for us.
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Reply By: danielost Posted: Monday, July 30, 2007
he is the elected official of this country and the gen. works for us. Yes but he operating in another country not the U.S.
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
Your biggest problem is watching CNN.  Once again a perfect example of the media taking something and twisting it to suit their agenday, something you are familiar with I see.


America's top general in Iraq yesterday quashed reports of a breakdown in his relationship with Iraq's prime minister over American support for Sunni Muslim fighters battling al-Qa'eda. General David Petraeus poured scorn on a claim by an Iraqi politician that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki requested his dismissal after bitter rows. "I don't know where that is coming from," Gen Petraeus said. "

He and I have truly had frank conversations but he has never yelled or stood up. This is really, really hard stuff, and occasionally people agree to disagree." Colonel Steven Boylan, a spokesman for Gen Petraeus, said Mr Maliki had not complained directly to President George W Bush about the highly regarded American commander overriding his government. He said: "Gen Petraeus and other key staff has sat in on every video teleconference with PM Maliki and President Bush and never has this been even hinted at." -Telegraph (Britain)



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Reply By: danielost Posted: Monday, July 30, 2007
he is the elected official of this country and the gen. works for us. Yes but he operating in another country not the U.S.


Hey Klink...chew on this. From the NY Times:

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