Posted by
Dawnsblood on Sunday, January 21, 2007 9:34:13 PM
Did he really change his mind? Allahpundit calls
it too optimistic, but I am hopeful.
But al-Maliki reportedly had a change of heart in
late November while going into a meeting in Jordan with President Bush.
It has since been disclosed that the Iraqi leader’s vision for a new
security plan for Baghdad, to which Bush has committed 17,500
additional U.S. troops, was outlined in that meeting.
Al-Maliki is said by aides to have told Bush that he wants the Iraqi
army and police to be in the lead, but he would no longer prevent U.S.
attempts to stifle the Mahdi Army.
Lots of links and info
over at Hotair... as usual ;)