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IRAQ: U.S. Officials Admit Worry over a ‘Difficult’ al-Maliki

ipsnews.net » 2008 » August » 15th » IRAQ: U.S. Officials Admit Worry over a ‘Difficult’ al-Maliki

WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (IPS) - U.S. officials privately admit being concerned that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al- Maliki has become "overconfident" about his government’s ability to manage without U.S. combat troops, according to an Iraq analyst who just returned from a trip to Iraq arranged by U.S. commander General David Petraeus Continue Reading »


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