Baghdad Mayor Ali Fadel:

“We will build a statue for Bush… He is the symbol of freedom.”

Via New York Post

You know, that’s a nice thought Mr. Fadel, but do we really need another statue in Baghdad?

Fadel’s predecessor, Ali al-Haidari, was gunned down Jan. 4 when militants opened fire on his armor-covered BMW as it traveled with a three-car convoy.

Fadel said he received numerous threats on his life as the council chairman, and expects to get many more in his new post.

“My life is cheap,” Fadel said. “Everything is cheap for my country.”

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“We have a lot of work and we are especially grateful to the soldiers of the U.S.A. for freeing our country of tyranny,” Fadel said.

Poor Mr. Fadel; he doesn’t realize that America isn’t qualified to propagate democracy.