I found this very interesting. In the last portion of the article it says:
But al-Maliki's insistence on not attending the three-way meeting with Bush and Jordan's king was a troubling sign of possible US difficulties ahead in the effort to calm Iraq.
The Bush administration is believed to be pushing its Sunni allies in the region-- meeting host Jordan as well as Saudi Arabia-- to persuade Sunni insurgent sympathisers in Iraq to reconcile with the Shia factions that are close to the Iraqi leader.
Al-Maliki's refusal to meet with Bush while Jordan's king was in attendance showed a level of mistrust toward his Sunni-dominated neighbours that could bode ill for the US strategy.Bush, meanwhile, continued to reject drawing Shia-led Iran into helping Iraq in its struggle for peace.
Al-Maliki, though, seemed open to the possibility of Tehran, as well as Damascus, getting involved.—AP
http://www.dawn.com/2006/12/01/top13.htmWhat is this administration thinking. The Sunnis have been our traditional allies (Pakistan, Jordon, Saudi Arabia,etc.). Why would they decide to support only the Shites (Iran, majority of Iraq, and Hezbollah)? God, they have gotten us into a mess!