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| 'Obama is leaving Iraq to the wolves' - claims the one-time deputy of Saddam Hussein |
| 2010-08-06 |
| Saddam Hussein's right-hand man, Tariq Aziz, has accused Barack Obama of 'leaving Iraq to the wolves' by pulling out combat troops from the country. Iraq's former deputy prime minister said the United States would destroy the country if it pressed on with the policy of withdrawing combat forces to concentrate on the war in Afghanistan 'We are all victims of America and Britain,' the one time official told the Guardian. 'They killed our country in many ways. When you make a mistake you need to correct a mistake, not leave Iraq to its death.' Earlier this week President Obama said that U.S. combat troops would pull out of Iraq this month. Speaking from his Baghdad prison cell for the first time since his capture more than seven years ago Aziz, who was once part of Saddam's inner-most circle, said that Iraq was in a worse state than it had been before the invasion by coalition forces in 2003. 'For 30 years Saddam built Iraq and now it is destroyed. There are more sick than before, more hungry. The people don't have services. People are being killed every day.' The late dictator's henchman said that he had been initially encouraged when Mr Obama was elected president, because he thought he was going to correct some of former president George Bush's 'mistakes'. 'But Obama is a hypocrite, he added. 'He is leaving Iraq to the wolves.' |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #5 Well look at that, he blames Bush too. Just like Barry will if it all goes to shit... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2010-08-06 13:48 |
| #4 Despite the name, Aziz is still nominally a Christian, and Iraqi Christians can not be feeling too safe with the troops pulling out. Not that they were any too safe with hundreds of thousands of "crusaders" patrolling the streets... |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2010-08-06 11:55 |
| #3 Look what he's doing to the US. Why does Iraq deserve better? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-08-06 06:58 |
| #2 You People don't qualify as wolves, Tariq. Feral dogs maybe. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-08-06 02:23 |
| #1 I have a feeling Iraq will be fine. They already know how to fight better than any of their neighbors. And Tariq, did anyone tell you your buddy Saddam is dead? You can stop kissing a$$ now. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-08-06 01:14 |