¬ SPREADING THE LEGS OF FREEDOM: Iraq

Grippin’ the Mandelbars

Al-Maliki and Ahmadinejad 
stroll about Tehran.

TEHRAN, Iran — It is widely known that when Iraqi PM Nouri al-Maliki and Iranian Prez Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hold hands they’re not necessarily PDA’ing it out of a West Hollywood chapel, yet are publicly displaying a life-long sign of affectionate respect and friendship steeped in their culture.

To the region, their firm grip on the other’s mandelbar says the two countries are willing to live side-by-side in “per-fect, har-mo-ny,” much like the catchy jingle sung on a grassy hilltop. But to the Bush Administration, however, it says ’We’re here, we’re peers, remove your Coke-a-Cola vending machines!”

So what’s the next President of the United States to do: allow two peoples to live as they see fit, or park a military base between them so they can’t — somebody tell the California Legislature to weigh-in!

Wanna see more world leaders grippin’ the mandlebars?

Prez Bush and Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah express friendship and respect often.

 

Leaders of Pakistan, Turkey and Afghanistan clasp mandlebars.

 

Rabin and Araft shook theirs in ’93. Clinton showed his off.

 

Former prez Carter, Israeli PM Begin and Egyptian Prez Sadat went all out and tied their mandlelbars in a knot.