U.S. denies Petraeus has poor ties with Iraq PM ("totally fabricated story")

[Barrett808]

Source: Reuters

U.S. denies Petraeus has poor ties with Iraq PM
By Ross Colvin

BAGHDAD, July 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Sunday dismissed reports that the top U.S. general in Iraq, General David Petraeus, had a stormy relationship with Iraq's prime minister, but said the pair had "very frank talks".

Tensions have surfaced between Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and U.S. officials as he comes under increasing pressure from Washington to speed up passage of legislation seen as crucial to easing violence between the country's Shi'ite and Sunni Arabs.

But a British newspaper reported on Saturday that the situation had got so bad that Maliki had asked U.S. President George W. Bush to remove Petraeus, who is directing Bush's new counter-insurgency strategy.

"This is a totally fabricated story," said Petraeus's spokesman, Colonel Steve Boylan.

"They have very frank, open, and perhaps direct conversations and continue to do so. Based on what is at stake here, that is what is needed and it should be expected that both are able to have very open and frank dialogue," he said.

Read more: http://wap.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L29405446.htm

[theoldman]

1. A very frank discussion is when you only use a few four

letter words. A heated discussion is when you frequently use four letter words.

[flyarm]

2. AND I HAVE TOTAL CONFIDENCE IN SPOKESMEN FOR THIS CABAL WHY??..NAHHHH...

NOPE..and Petraeus spokesperson..even less!!..Tony Snowjob on steriods!!

nahhhhhhhhh...

fly

[0007]

3. This administration knows all about fabricated stories......

Just ask the Pat Tillman family or Jessica Lynch. And since Petraeus is a demigod who would dare stain his reputable name? OMFG!!

[rodeodance]

4. okey dodey mr. pres. whatever you say!!

[rodeodance]

5. I wonder if arming the Sunni has anything to do with this 'frankness"??