The Bush White House, which is always bitching about leaks, itself leaked a memo that trashed al-Maliki on the eve of the summit between the Iraqi P.M. and Bush:
“His intentions seem good when he talks with Americans, and sensitive reporting suggests he is trying to stand up to the Shia hierarchy and force positive change,” the memo said of the Iraqi leader. “But the reality on the streets of Baghdad suggests Maliki is either ignorant of what is going on, misrepresenting his intentions, or that his capabilities are not yet sufficient to turn his good intentions into action.”That could all be true. But, the memo was written by Stephen Hadley who was part of the team that got us in to this mess. It's hard to believe that any analysis about Iraq by anyone in the White House can be trusted.
But it's a classic move from a Bush White House staffer to leak a memo about national security to benefit their their own political agenda.
You have to wonder if the Iraqis have a similar memo about Bush that reads:
The reality on the streets of America suggests Bush is either ignorant of what is going on, misrepresenting his intentions, or that his capabilities are not yet sufficient to turn his good intentions into action.Because a memo like that would be accurate -- not that Bush has any good intentions.
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