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Quote by: Chaossaber314  You're confusing him saying that we can do something with him saying that we should do something.
It's comparable to teaching your child to drive and having them assert that they know how to drive already before they manage to kill the engine the first time. |
Maliki did say that Iraq would need more equipment and training before we left. But US combat operations could end now, according to Maliki, without endangering peace in the region. He might be wrong like a "child" in your analogy, but that "child" behaves like an adult---especially when he travels to Iran for talks with his close allies there. Iran, after all, cared for Maliki the Child when America supported Saddam Hussein. Child or not, if Maliki thinks he can survive without US troops, Bush will have a tough time convincing anybody that Maliki is wrong.
Bush's weak case for the "surge" just got weaker.