Dear Mr. President

Dear Mr. President,

     In your news conference in Paris, you said in your typical, non-standard English,  “If I were a betting man, we’ll reach an agreement with the Iraqis.” .  This was about the new Security Agreement to which the Iraqis are presently not agreeing – and who can blame them?  As you so cannily point out, that’s what happens in a sovereign democracy.

     In fact, I think if Iraq were really a sovereign democracy, with a government that was not our puppet, the question of your penchant for gambling would not pertain.  The Iraqi people would decide whether we should stay – and I’d bet they’d want us to leave!

 

Sincerely; VNV