Iraq’s Crisis point
President Bush held a surprise meeting in Al-Anbar with top US and Iraqi officials.
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| US President George W. Bush shakes hands with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki [AFP] |
President Bush made a surprise visit to Al Anbar.
The visit coincided with the withdrawal of the British troops to outside Basra city, at a time when the South of Iraq is witnessing security deterioration.
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Meanwhile the US embassy in Iraq says the Maliki government is not capable of enforcing anticorruption laws.
It looks as if both the US and the Iraqi government are frantically trying to pre-empt the Patrios-Kroker report expected in less than two weeks.
What is the likely impact of these actions on the outcome of the report?
Inside Story investigates.
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Published On 28 Sep 2007