Iraq’s (Bush's puppets) bid for neighbours’ (Iran and Syria) help shows desperation

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BAGHDAD - Iraq’s president flies to Teheran this weekend to seek help halting a descent into civil war but analysts say it may be too late and that in any case there is only so much Iraq’s neighbours can do -- even if they want to.

Jalal Talabani’s trip comes after a landmark visit to Iraq by Syria’s foreign minister, and as U.S. President George W. Bush, facing anger over Iraq at home, is under pressure from his allies to enlist the help of his arch enemies, Iran and Syria.

Mustafa Alani, Iraqi security analyst at the Gulf Research Center in Dubai, said Talabani’s trip smacked of desperation.

“They’ve reached the point they are so desperate now they’ve lost control over the situation inside the country,” Alani said.