This is how world news reported
Arab leaders ‘deeply sceptical’ of Iraq plan.…..January 17, 2007
The ministers, from six Gulf states plus Egypt and Jordan, showed particular concerns about whether the Shiite-led government of Nouri Maliki can reach out to Iraq’s Sunni Arab minority to end their resistance and lure them to the political process, said Arab diplomats.
And this is how the Americans read it
Gulf Allies Support Goals of New U.S. Strategy in Iraq.….January 17, 2007
The six foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council, along with those of Egypt and Jordan and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, issued a statement that “welcomed the commitment” of the United States to stabilizing Iraq. link Huffington Post: FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION! IT COMES STANDARD WITH EVERY BUSH MODEL! Failure is not an option. It’s standard! On every policy we make! Name a policy, and it’s got failure! Guaranteed! Or your government back!