Prime Minister of Iraq, Nouri al-Maliki, will meet with U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday to discuss building a stable, sovereign and self-reliant Iraq.
For all the hype, criticism and questioning of al-Maliki deciding to crack down on Sadr's Mahdi Army and militias in Basra, Iraq, the residents are cheering the move and stating it was a good thing to have happened and that they feel more secure.
A classified memo by the national security adviser expressed serious doubts about whether PM Nuri Kamal al-Maliki could control the sectarian violence in Iraq and recommended that the United States take steps to strengthen the Iraqi leader’s position.
