Bush stood up by Iraqi leader (Chicago Sun Times)

[kpete]

Bush stood up by Iraqi leader
Refusal to meet may be linked to nasty memo

November 30, 2006
BY TOM RAUM

AMMAN, Jordan -- President Bush's high-profile meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was canceled in a stunning turn of events Wednesday.

The cancellation came after disclosure of U.S. doubts about the Iraqi leader's capabilities and a political boycott in Baghdad protesting his attendance.

Instead of two days of talks, Bush and al-Maliki will have breakfast and a single meeting today.

The cancellation was an almost unheard-of development in the high-level circles of a U.S. president, a king and a prime minister.

There were conflicting explanations about what happened.

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http://www.suntimes.com/news/world/154961,CST-NWS-bush30.article

[acmavm]

1. Boy, bush** is not doubt steamed about this. Not so much that

al Maliki and he didn't meet, but the fact that he was publically snubbed. Face it, that's the only thing that he cares about.