Dear George,

Here’s the progress report on the 18 benchmarks. Keep sending the money.


Constitutional Review……No one home

Re-Ba’athification………Not allowed

Oil law for us companies….Done

Law for splitting Iraq…….Gone to lunch

Independent High Electoral Commission…Wait a while

Amnesty…………………….Not for them bastards

Militia disarmament…….Dream on

Propaganda unit……..Close down the others

Brigades for Baghdad……Bits and pieces

US to control Iraqi army…….If it suits

Iraqi Security Forces stop sectarian killing….When they’re finished

Sectarian outlaws out of army………Then no army left

No militia control of army or police…Get real.

Joint security stations…….Set up ally.

Iraqi security forces operating independently…Of whom exactly?

Rights of minority political parties….Who?

Reconstruction projects……For the boys, Yes.

False accusations against……That other lot.



Thanks a lot.


Nouri al-Maliki