Poor lil' Bushy, folks aren't kissing his ring/sphincter enough.
Policy: Bush Said to Be Frustrated by Level of Public Support in Iraq
President Bush is concerned about lack of progress in Iraq and frustrated at the Iraqi government and people’s lack of public support for America’s mission.
Of course, Bush hasn't done anything to convince the Iraqis of the Royal Benevolence. No, we are all supposed to just trust in fairy dust.
More generally, the participants said, the president expressed frustration that Iraqis had not come to appreciate the sacrifices the United States had made in Iraq, and was puzzled as to how a recent anti-American rally in support of Hezbollah in Baghdad could draw such a large crowd. “I do think he was frustrated about why 10,000 Shiites would go into the streets and demonstrate against the United States,” said another person who attended
Right, occupiers are good for a nation's self-esteem. I'm sure if, in some future century, Cambodia had an army of occupation encamped in the Beltway in a portion of Washington, D.C., the Rethuglicans would be having parades for the Cambodians, throwing flower petals, and bits of prahok.
