After what I'm sure was a strong-arming to put Saddam to shame, Nouri al-Maliki finally stopped boycotting George W. Bush this morning (sure wish Moqtada al-Sadr would stop boycotting al-Maliki...) The two met for breakfast, and afterwords, Bush said:
1) There will be no "graceful exit" for the U.S. from Iraq -- you've got that right...
and
2) Damn the memo! Maliki's "the right guy" for Iraq. Gee, thanks.
And check out this interesting line from the WaPo today:
Bush has a track record of changing policies on a dime, such as when he ousted Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld only days after saying he would stay until the end of his term. But his comments today, coupled with other statements in the past few days, seemed to set firm lines on Iraq beyond which the president will not be pushed, despite growing discontent with his policy at home.
So does that mean he won't be listening to the Iraq Study Group, which will call for a troop drawdown ... someday...?
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