he didn t want us there. the obama administration insisted on the parliament approving that status of forces. that wasn t going to happen. this is al maliki s fault. maliki is obviously a failed leader. there is no question about that. this administration projected weakness and vacillation all over the world. if you just grant me diplomatic immunity, columbine to be harsh, but somewhere on a peanut farm in south georgia, jimmy carter must be breathing an enormous sigh of relief because he knows he will not go down in history it is a most inept president we ever had. i want to point out you are a republic republican. republicans speaking point that out. there is an article about a secret u.s. plan to aid iraq fizzled among mutual distrust.