Hey! I Thought The Iraqis Hated Us?
Posted by: Jubal | 04/09/2008 11:22 AM
"The Baghdadis caught between these [Sunni and Shiite] extremes know that the only thing standing in the way of another sectarian conflagration is the U.S. military. This may explain why every Iraqi who offers me a view on American politics seems to be praying for a McCain victory. A 100-year American military presence, of which McCain once spoke, may seem a bit much; I suspect most Iraqis would be happy with five"That's funny. I thought the Iraqis hated us and wanted us out. Or at least, that's what liberals keep telling me.
-- Bobby Ghosh, Time magazine's former Baghdad bureau chief, writing in the current issue. (H/T to Political Diary).
Then again, maybe that talking point has been 86'ed.
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