Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, second left, is accompanied by Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, left, as he leaves a meeting with the permanent members of the Security Council at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, July 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Specter of Give-and-Take Looms Over Maliki's Visit -- Washington Post
Iraq would like the United States to provide more economic support, help resolve problems with some of its neighbors and -- when asked -- assist in combating the myriad security problems it still faces. Otherwise, it would like the Americans to leave it alone.
For its part, the Obama administration wants Baghdad to stop the sectarian disagreements that continue to impede economic and political progress, show a little more public respect for U.S. sacrifices on its behalf and start behaving like a normal, oil-rich democracy.
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