Maybe it’s just me, but I actually like George Bush. I disagree with his policies in a lot of respects, but I respect his ability to follow the course of his own convictions.
These Shi’ites should stop fretting, Obama is going to be in “Power” on January 20th, all US troops shall be out of Iraq by January 21st…
Excerpts From AP:
Thousands of followers of a radical Shiite cleric protested a proposed U.S.-Iraqi security deal Friday, burning an effigy of President George W. Bush in the same square where Iraqis beat a toppled Saddam Hussein statue five years ago.
Chanting and waving flags, Muqtada al-Sadr‘s followers filled Firdous Square to protest the pact that would allow American troops to stay for three more years.
The protesters placed the Bush effigy on the same pedestal where U.S. Marines toppled the ousted dictator’s statue in one of the iconic images of the 2003 U.S.-led invasion. The effigy held a sign that described the pact as “shame and humiliation.”
After a mass prayer, demonstrators pelted the Bush effigy with plastic water bottles and sandals. One man hit it in the face with his sandal. The effigy fell head first into the crowd and protesters jumped on it before setting it ablaze.
The uproar this week suggests that the security pact could remain divisive as the country struggles for reconciliation after years of war.
Oh boy, I wonder what will happen when Barack Obama realizes that as President he actually has to make decisions and not merely vote “present”…
Posted by PUMA Pundit
