Iraq PM: Country Can Manage Without U.S.

[Ghost in the Machine]

Iraq PM: Country Can Manage Without U.S.
Published: 7/14/07, 3:46 PM EDT
By BASSEM MROUE

BAGHDAD (AP) - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki shrugged off U.S. doubts of his government's military and political progress on Saturday, saying Iraqi forces are capable and American troops can leave "any time they want."

One of his top aides, meanwhile, accused the United States of embarrassing the Iraqi government by violating human rights and treating his country like an "experiment in a U.S. lab."

Al-Maliki sought to display confidence at a time when pressure is mounting in Congress for a speedy withdrawal of U.S. forces. On Thursday, the House passed a measure calling for the U.S. to withdraw its troops by spring, hours after the White House reported mixed progress by the Iraqi government toward meeting 18 benchmarks.

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[Xipe Totec]

1. Thank you. Can we go now? nt

[Ghost in the Machine]

2. Exactly. They just stood up, time for us to stand down... n/t

[Totally Committed]

3. As one shepherd said to the other shepherd....

Let's get the flock outta there!

TC

[Rick Myers]

4. Mission accomplished.

[Ghost in the Machine]

5. kick

because again, no one gives a damn...