AP Via Yahoo: Iraq's prime minister lashed out Wednesday at U.S. criticism, saying no one has the right to impose timetables on his elected governme
August 21, 2007

capt6b028be65825496ca0cb6bb15113b101mideast_syria_iraq_dam102.jpg AP Via Yahoo:

Iraq's prime minister lashed out Wednesday at U.S. criticism, saying no one has the right to impose timetables on his elected government and that his country "can find friends elsewhere."

Bush on Tuesday said he was frustrated with Iraqi leaders' inability to bridge political divisions. But he added that only the Iraqi people can decide whether to sideline al-Maliki.

"No one has the right to place timetables on the Iraq government. It was elected by its people," he said at a news conference in Damascus at the end of the three-day visit to Syria.

"Those who make such statements are bothered by our visit to Syria. We will pay no attention. We care for our people and our constitution and can find friends elsewhere," al-Maliki said. Read more...

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