Nouri al-Maliki hits back at Senate Dems

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki struck back at Senate Dems Senators Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin. Levin is the chairman of the Senate Armed Services. Both Senators have called for the removal of the Iraqi Prime Minister because of ongoing violence and political deadlock in Iraq.

Senators Clinton and Levin are apparently under the impression that al-Maliki is the Viceroy of some far-flung American colony. The al-Maliki is the head of a sovereign state and does not serve at the whim of Senate Democrats. The Prime Minister said as much when he shot back, "There are American officials who consider Iraq as if it were one of their villages, for example Hillary Clinton and Carl Levin. I like the Village analogy. Obviously a swipe at Hillary's "It takes a Village" tome. Nice try Prime Minister but fat chance that the Dems will ever come to their senses on anything including Iraq.

If the Dems and select Pubs pawning the honor of their office for a few favorable nods from the mainstream media want to look for political deadlock, they need look no further than the hallowed halls of the US Congress that enjoys a whopping 18% job approval rating from the American public.

AP News carries the story here.