At the press conference, Rice said the U.S. needs to give some "breathing space" to Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Malaki and his government.
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"We judge that Malaki does not wish to fail, " Fingar said.
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President Bush is going to see Iraqi Prime Minister Malaki, not in Baghdad, where even the heavily fortified Green Zone is no longer considered safe, but in Amman, Jordan.