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With all the recent criticism of Al Maliki (including Bush), get ready for a government change in Iraq that will necessitate (wait for it) ...... another Friedman Unit!

More evidence al Maliki is in trouble:

Al-Quds al-`Arabi [pdf] reports in Arabic that Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani is "disgusted" with the al-Maliki government. He complains that it has 'filled his heart with pus' by donning his robes and then neglecting to establish security or provide services to the people.

If Sistani has soured so badly on al-Maliki, he really could be in trouble. The old man still has enormous moral authority.

And, if both Bush and Sistani have given up on him, it is hard to see how he can survive.

Does get any worse than having one's heart filled with pus by someone?