Details are published for the first time from the New York Times: So frustrated cause Maliki heads to America
Details are published for the first time from the New York Times: So frustrated cause Maliki heads to America
08/14/2014 (00:01 pm)
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One day in the autumn of 2007, attended by President George W. Bush, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in a video conference for the signing of the “Declaration of Principles” on the future of US-Iraqi relations.
While Bush signed over his name, al-Maliki has to pass its version of the pen on the demonstrators to sign the document. At the last minute, decided not to sign Maliki impossible that he did not read the final version of the document, but did not mention it to Bush, who were not of had the idea that the pen did not touch the paper counterpart. Note that one of American officials and once disappeared from the screen image of Bush, a DNA aide to al-Maliki, saying it “does not manipulate with the President of the United States.”
That incident that took place before nearly seven years extolled the barbed volatile relationship between the prime minister and American officials. Events were not often as they seemed, had not been working out because it was supposed to be lifted from the unknown Maliki to power with the help of America, except that Bush and then President Obama discovered that fickle ally and ineffective causing them severe headache.
Today accuse al-Maliki, President Fuad Masum, violating the constitution. Now, after Maliki arrived to the moment of truth, it is either to step down or trying to retain power, from his part, Obama is trying to maneuver and the American government for the last time hoping to replace it with a more reliable character can reunite the divided country and to work more cooperation with Washington. Weeks ago, said the president and his aides that it is not their duty to nominate the prime Iraqis, but made clear Monday that the time has come to step down al-Maliki in favor of Haider al-Abadi – who belongs to the same party – named by President infallible to be the next president of the minister.
President Obama and Vice President Joseph Biden contacted Balebadi to congratulate him, and when the president appeared on camera to repeat publicly congratulated, he did not mention the name of al-Maliki. When asked by a reporter whether he had a message for the owners, the president left the place without saying a word. That was the message.
He says James Jeffrey, who was watching the deal presidents with al-Maliki as the first deputy national security adviser and then ambassador Obama in Baghdad, “he tenacious and a fighter and will resist this.’ve Pulled out all of it.” He added Jeffrey, saying he was “in the end would be the responsibility of the Americans or others to persuade al-Maliki to leave. believe he would step down if he is forced into it instead of the coup. publicly he would do what he could to block it, including the arrest of people, but the one to talk to him sometime. ”
Al-Maliki – Shiite politician not known much and who spent most of the reign of Saddam outside Iraq – a surprise choice for prime minister in 2006 after months of stalemate and deadlock.
At the time, Bush was careful to choose the Iraqis finally Prime Minister more decisive of Ibrahim al-Jaafari, and encouraged Bush’s ambassador in Baghdad, Zalmay Khalilzad, al-Maliki to take over the job and run the country.
Americans did not know much about him, so they initially were using his name, where they were mistakenly call it his nom de guerre, Jawad – that Maliki himself corrected it for them. But Bush flew to Baghdad to meet with him and “felt solidly internal” It is what it looks like.
Jeffrey says, “You have to understand in order to understand al-Jaafari, al-Maliki. Jaafari could not make it take a decision, but al-Maliki was a better leader, at least initially.”
However it was complicated, when solutions that autumn was the Americans frustrated by al-Maliki, who refused to rein in Shiite militias. He told the President Adviser Stephen Hadley, Bush’s national security in a confidential memo was leaked that al-Maliki was either “ignorant of what is going on and misrepresenting his intentions”, or is unable to take any action.
In the end, Bush doubled the pressure on al-Maliki through risk perpetuating momentum and keep American troops to conduct a video conference with him weekly in an attempt to teach the art of policy alliances.
However, the tale signature placebo increased the frustration of the Americans, despite the fact that al-Maliki recently signed Convention when the enemies of the Iraqi masterminded a plot to get him out of office.
And some members of Congress were in agreement on the necessity of his departure, including Brett Mcgork official, who faced Maliki aide on the signing placebo.
Bush rejects the idea, but he sent Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Baghdad to tell Maliki that develops itself, where she said the owners “You’re the Prime Minister of annoying and terrible. Without progress and without the agreement will be alone hanging from a light poles.”
Maliki remained hasty, where the process is hasty Random against Shiite militants in Basra that nearly caused a disaster, but succeeded at the last minute with the help of the Americans. Wrote Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South California, says, “We have shifted from a man-Maliki docile to John Wayne.”
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