[Right_in_Virginia]

I think its a name the Kurds in Iraq gave him? (I hope you don’t mind my vague memory,lol)

Thanks for responding. I'm just trying to assess if it's a positive or negative nickname.

[roses of sharon]

http://www.nypost.com/seven/01052007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/king_david_returns_opedcolumnists_ralph_peters.htm

Found it; “a sign of respect” by the Kurds.