“The mainstream politicians cheat people and among the separatists there are no good leaders,” he said. “[Politicians’] children are studying in another country, in the US, but look at ours — they have no education, no future. What kind of leadership is that?”
George Bush has also embarked on a farewell tour of Iraq, and has two shoes thrown at him by a man at a press conference.
The journalist sitting in the third row jumped up, shouting: “It is the farewell kiss, you dog,” and threw his shoes one after the other towards Mr Bush. Mr al Maliki made a protective gesture towards the US president, who was not hit.
The farewell kiss indeed, Bush is touring the country after the surge of around 30,000 troops last year seems to have provided a marked improvement in the security situation. Only time will tell, however, whether a conflict that has claimed the lives of over 4,000 US soldiers and tens or hundreds of thousands of Iraqis (depending on who's estimates you believe) will find a lasting peace any time soon.
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