Is Iraq a failure because the Iraqi President is too fat? (Bizarre alert)

[Nikki Stone1]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070520/wl_nm/iraq_president_dc

Iraq's president heads to U.S. to lose weight
Sun May 20, 9:48 AM ET
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Tired and battling obesity, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani flew to the United States on Sunday for rest and help in tackling his weight problem.

Talabani, in his early 70s, left from the Kurdish city of Sulaimaniya in northeastern Iraq for a trip that could take several weeks.

His office denied local media reports that Talabani was suffering from any specific illness and said he was in general good health apart from his weight. It issued a statement quoting the president from a news conference on May 15.

"I don't have any health problems except my obesity and I will treat it, God willing," the statement quoted Talabani as saying.

"I will go ... to the United States of America to undergo general medical checks to reduce my weight."....

(Like this is the biggest problem in Iraq....)

[seemslikeadream]

1. well that's one way to get a vacation

:shrug:

[Lobster Martini]

2. Is it too late to bring Saddam back from the dead?

The entire Iraqi parliament wants two months off and this guy's fleeing the country because he can't resist cupcakes? For crying out loud, if you're going to install a puppet government, get smarter puppets.

[rodeodance]

3. does he have health insurance????

[Nikki Stone1]

4. That's a good question.

Maybe it's only good in the Green zone?