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Topic: Obama spurns Iraqi Prime
Minister´s congratulatory phone
call on re-election |
Obama spurns Iraqi Prime
Minister´s congratulatory phone
call on re-election
Daily Caller, by Neil Munro
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Posted By:Fiesta del sol, 11/14/2012 5:18:16 AM
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| President Barack Obama on Tuesday spurned a congratulatory phone call from Iraq’s elected prime minister, Nouri Al-Maliki, and instead asked Vice President Joe Biden to take the call. Obama’s refusal to talk with Iraq’s elected leader highlighted his efforts to distance himself from former President George W. Bush’s Iraq campaign. During that campaign, which was authorized by the U.S. Congress, U.S. and coalition troops deposed a fascist dictator in 2003, smashed an al-Qaida counter-offensive, fended off Sunni and Iranian death squads, helped build a new army and established an elected government
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
steveW, 11/14/2012 5:25:40 AM (No. 9012947)
Unfortunately for everyone, after His reelection His Majesty is now more free to be himself.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Spidey, 11/14/2012 5:57:25 AM (No. 9012961)
But all calls from the muslim brotherhood are put straight through to the president.
Even if you don´t like Bush´s policies,it´s no excuse to be ignorant and rude towards other world leaders. What a thin skinned punk this guy is.
Iraq´s democracy isn´t perfect but it´s better than all these other lame attempts Obama has tried to mastermind.
Islamists in Egypt want to destroy priceless historical artifacts like the pyramids and Spinx.Would anybody be surprised to see Obama take their side?
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
get er done, 11/14/2012 6:14:51 AM (No. 9012979)
0 is jealous because Al - Maliki won a fair election. Al - Malaki could teach Americans a few things about fair elections, the inky thumbprint for instance.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
JimS, 11/14/2012 6:46:55 AM (No. 9013025)
Of course Obama wouldn´t speak with Al Maliki.
Al-Maliki is Sunni; Obama is Shiite.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Namma, 11/14/2012 7:30:37 AM (No. 9013098)
actually he was on the other line talking to Hugo
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
god of irony, 11/14/2012 7:38:59 AM (No. 9013128)
What an assclown.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
provide, 11/14/2012 7:49:35 AM (No. 9013155)
But Bammy is a Sunni.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
RIsailor, 11/14/2012 9:42:17 AM (No. 9013476)
#4 - Isn´t Malaki a Shia?
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
fljack, 11/14/2012 9:55:01 AM (No. 9013503)
I am getting more and more angry that the blood of our best was spent in Iraq and that Obama, by snubbing a duly elected leader of that country, snubs our dead.
POS.
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