Little Help
Mr Ahmadinejad's visit has come without the assistance of the United States.
US forces are not involved in security for the visit and did not provide helicopters to transport Mr Ahmadinejad into central Baghdad.
Instead he had to travel by car along the usually dangerous road from the airport to Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's residence near the US-controlled Green Zone.
There, he was warmly greeted by Mr Talabani as he walked down a red carpet past an honour guard.
Imagine that: A head of state visiting Iraq without having to sneak in and out. And I have to quibble with the BBC here: Ahmedinajad's visit has come with a lot of assistance from the United States. We spent almost $600 billion to remove Iran's greatest enemy and install the pro-Iranian Shiite government that welcomed Ahmedinajad to Baghdad.
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