That was their opening bid - that is how deals are worked out - HELLO! one always starts high, or are you knew on this planet?
"You demanding that we re-invade Iraq contrary to the wishes of the democratically elected government"
Obama made it clear early on that he would dump allies and reward enemies - the Iraqi's may not be the brightest of bulbs but it doesn't take a Rhodes scholar to figure out you're better off allying yourself with the Iranians, who, by the way, Obama encouraged to play a larger role in Iraqi politics.
Geeze, did you just wake up?
“That was their opening bid”
And you were privy to the negotiations? - rolls eyes -
“Iraqi’s may not be the brightest of bulbs but it doesn’t take a Rhodes scholar to figure out you’re better off allying yourself with the Iranians”
Dubya sure wasn’t. The dolt should have thought before he signed off on the SOFA huh?