Top officials from the US-supported Iraqi government welcomed Ahmadinejad with hugs and kisses on a trip that opens a new phase between former enemies which fought a bitter war in the 1980s.
The televised lovefest was enough to give supporters of US President George W. Bush a seizure.
Bitchin'! I get this warm fuzzy visual of 'em going stiff as a board and doing a perfect heel pivot straight back 90° into the supine position. One bounce, tops. Ahhh...
Liquid alert!
After a red-carpet welcome at President Jalal Talabani's Baghdad residence, Ahmadinejad travelled to the heart of the US presence in Iraq -- the Green Zone citadel -- for talks with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
Whaddya wanta bet the local mortar- and rocket men got the day off in honor of the visit?
At Maliki's office, Ahmadinejad took a verbal swipe at Bush, who on Saturday accused him of "exporting terror".
Ahmadinejad's response: "Bush cannot solve US problems in the region by accusing others. Gone is the era of accusations. The Iraqi nation does not want the US.
"Six years ago there was no terrorism in our region. As soon as strangers (the Americans) put their foot in the region, the terrorists came here," he said.
One mouthy little fuck lippin' off at another. Ahmadinejad's righter than Bush, though.
Joost Hiltermann, a Middle East analyst with the International Crisis Group, said the Iranians were profiting from the US presence in Iraq.
"The Iranians were very happy that the regime of Saddam Hussein was removed," said Hiltermann. "They were just not happy that it was done by the Americans."
Yet for all the rhetoric, if the US forces went home, Iran would have to fill the security void. "For all practical purposes they want the Americans to stay, they just don't want them to succeed," Hiltermann said.
Well, Bush is big help to Iran here. He'll have the U.S. stay, and we'll succeed when pigs fly.
(Juan) Cole instead sees US complaints against Iran as part of a game of influence over the leading Iraqi players. "I see the whole thing as a jealous girlfriend story," he said.
The Iraqis know that the US presence is "here today, gone tomorrow," Hiltermann said, while their relationship with Iran has been "forged by history and geography, and will be forever".
'Gone tomorrow' is fine with me. The Iraqis'll settle their problems a lot quicker if their phony government's ATM leaves. Might be a lotta hash get settled in the process. So be it. Let 'em get after it.
I'd still like to see Bush and Ahmadinejad do a 'two men enter, one man leave' steel cage deal in speedos. Ha!
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