Relations between the top United States general in Iraq and Nouri al-Maliki, the country's prime minister, are so bad that the Iraqi leader made a direct appeal for his removal to President George W Bush.
Although the call was rejected, aides to both men admit that Mr Maliki and Gen David Petraeus engage in frequent stand-up shouting matches, differing particularly over the US general's moves to arm Sunni tribesmen to fight al-Qa'eda.
One Iraqi source said Mr Maliki used a video conference with Mr Bush to call for the general's signature strategy to be scrapped. "He told Bush that if Petraeus continues, he would arm Shia militias," said the official. "Bush told Maliki to calm down."
At another meeting with Gen Petraeus, Mr Maliki said: "I can't deal with you any more. I will ask for someone else to replace you."
We all know that the fix is in and that the "report" from General Petraeus will reflect what the Bush administration wants it to reflect, but I have to wonder how they can paint any kind of positive scenario with this kind of information coming out of Iraq everyday?
Are they crossing their fingers in the hope that we just don't watch any news that does not come from FOX News? Because really who else could possibly be fooled?
This administration has absolutely no confidence in the intellectual ability of the American people. Well let's prove them wrong shall we?
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