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September 2, 2007

Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki Responds to US Critics
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?ctl=1931D9A:A6F02AD83191E1609A9DBA5E4572FB369574F7DCC14957C0 Mr. Maliki told
reporters Sunday in Baghdad that some criticism from Washington is
encouraging people trying to destabilize Iraq





Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says his
critics in U.S. Congress do not appreciate his government's
achievements.

Mr. Maliki told reporters Sunday in Baghdad that some criticism from
Washington is encouraging people trying to destabilize Iraq.

U.S. Democratic Party presidential candidate Senator Hillary Rodham
Clinton and some other U.S. lawmakers have called for Iraq's
parliament to replace Mr. Maliki.

The Iraqi leader says U.S. critics may not know "the size of the
destruction that Iraq passed through," and do not appreciate "the big
role of the Iraqi government and its achievements, such as stopping
the civil and sectarian war."

The remarks came as U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and the top American
military commander, General David Petraeus, prepare to deliver reports
to Congress next week on the progress achieved since President Bush
ordered nearly 30 thousand more troops to Iraq. Some information for
this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.


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