munaeem | 30 November, 2006 20:26
Via the NYT: Bush Proclaims Support for Iraqi Premier
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“I’ve been able to watch a leader emerge,” the president said, describing the threats Mr. Maliki said he had received since becoming prime minister, including shells being fired at his house.
The president added, “You can’t lead unless you’ve got courage. He’s got courage and he’s shown courage over the last six months.”
I must confess, whenever Bush makes such pronouncements based primarily on a personal meeting, my mind always goes back to his statements about looking into Putin’s heart. Since that assessment was a tad off the mark, I have to wonder about Bush’s capacity to make these judgments.
Having said that, I am not sure that the President has much in the way of options here. While it is highly questionable that Maliki is, indeed, “the right guy” he is the one who the process legally placed in that slot and it isn’t as if there are a lot of other options at the moment. Not to mention we already put pressure to replace his predecessor.
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