Apparently some educated Iraqis believe that pulling out of Iraq now would be a bad thing. Some people are afraid that Syria and Iran will take over Iraq and just make things worse.
'Indeed the outcome of the American project would be the creation of an Iranian-Iraqi-Syrian axis, an axis in which Iraq would be the junior and powerless partner, forced to follow all the dictates of its seniors. Deprived of all western support it would be desperate for any help from anybody who can help it fend off the savage sectarian and genocidal assault that would undoubtedly be raging in the country. Apart from Turkey, there are no serious military powers in the region to rival these two. Turkey would have to be satisfied or it might well intervene militarily and complicate matters. God only knows what might happen, but whatever that might be it cannot be good.
I don’t think though, that as long as George Bush is president, such disastrous ideas can find their way to implementation. There are other courses of action less harmful, and I am sure that the President will try his best to win the race against time before the end of his term. Let us wish him success from the bottom of our hearts.'
http://messopotamian.blogspot.com/
Many Iraqis are not happy with the extension to the US forces in Iraq , that s why the Sadrists have left the government (they have 30 seats ) and others say the Security is NOT in the hands of Iraqi forces but in the hands of the US and it is about time the iraqis felt they really had sovereignty they talked about a couple of years ago ?
The Sadrists need to become civilized too and stop their attacks on women who don't wear hijab. They are adopting the same tactics that Al Qaeda and Wahabis have used. If the Mehdi boys and the Wahabi scum want to fight each other, they can do it in the desert, far away from Baghdad, far from Iraqis shopping for fruits and veggies.
Finally I agree with you Iraqi American.
mehdi "boys"... wahabi "scum"
wake up and smell the shit you shovelling IA
you're the lowest class of human being
get counselling or summat and try to rediscover your humanity
'mehdi "boys"... wahabi "scum"'
Good point, and I did expect a response when I wrote that. The fact is that both groups are generally uneducated.
There are two issues here.
1) Allegations of Al-Maliki exercising too much power in by-passing parliament's conditions for extending the mandate. I don't know the mechanisms of the young Iraqi constitution but it seems there should be- and may already be- a way for parliament to democratically remove or override a Prime Minister if they feel he has overstepped his constitutional authority. This is what was used in the United States to almost remove two presidents, Andrew Johnson and (ridiculously) Bill Clinton and to prompt the resignation of Nixon. Anyway, I would hope such recourse is available to ensure that Iraqi policy is in fact a reflection of the government the people have elected. It would, if not oust Al-Maliki, at least pressure him to stay within the bounds of his constitutional power. Still, as for the dictator label, surely there's no comparison between Al-Maliki and an autocrat like Mubarak or especially Saddam.
2) Occupation forces. If you look at Rumsfeld's just declassified memo you can see quite plainly, and contrary to what the resistance alleges, that the U.S. government is in fact impatient to hand security over to Iraqis and begin reducing the American presence. It's obvious that Sunnis and Shiites both benefit from turning away from civil war and cooperating to root out and suppress death squads and terrorists who are responsible for the overwhelming majority of horrific, brutal killing of Iraqis. Doing so is not only the best move for bringing sorely missing peace for a country suffering a reign of terror but also helps move toward peaceful conditions that make it easier to end the mandate for foreign troops, thus expediting their departure. In short, if you're willing to risk your life for the good of your country, working to combat terrorism and thus increase stability and peace in Iraq is a smarter way to end occupation than attacking occupation troops is.
Good post by California.
quote: U.S. government is in fact impatient to hand security over to Iraqis
Not true , that s not what the iraqis are saying in ALL the iraqi channels im watching. AL Maliki hands are tied and the security has always been in the hands of the US (what security ?)
the latest speech of Bush says AL Maliki can not wait to take security in his hands and i respect that .
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