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Does the Decider Care What Anyone Thinks?
Surprise, surprise, as Jonathan reports, Bush is choosing to "Go Long" in Iraq. As the New York Times reports today, Bush outright dismissed the early released reports of the Baker Commission's decisions for a withdrawal of U.S. troops. Predictable. Bush said, "We're going to stay in Iraq to get the job done so long as the government wants us there." Which is an unfortunately timed statement given that yesterday Moqtada al Sadr and his followers (which make up 30 parliamentarians and 6 ministers) pulled out of the Iraqi government because of Maliki's meeting with Bush. Now this is not to say that al Sadr (whose militias have been carrying out many of the attacks against the Sunni insurgency) should be driving the decisions of the administration. But he is one of the most powerful if not the most powerful political leader in Iraq and as such, he must be acknowledged. As should the Baker Commission's recommendations, which have been $1 million and more than 7 months in the making.
Posted by Leigh Ferrara on 11/30/06 at 11:49 AM | E-mail | Print | Digg | de.licio.us | Reddit | Newsvine | Yahoo! MyWeb | StumbleUpon | Netscape | Google |
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What is predictable here is that these World Leaders would act in coordination with each other--with the objective of nefariously manipulating public thinking...
First off, Bush says, "We're going to stay in Iraq ... so long as the gov. wants us there," like he's simply going to withdraw us from Iraq if asked to...; huh, somehow I don't think so...
Consider how the NY Times article says, "...the Sadr org. had two conditions for rejoining the gov: That Mr. Maliki wrest more control of the Iraqi security forces from the Americans and increase their number, and that the gov. provide more electricity, gas, and other basic services to the people."
Huh?, what?: it was only Sept. 7, 06 that Maliki became the official commander-in-chief of his troops, when coalition forces handed over OPERATIONAL CONTROL of Iraq's navy, air force, and the 8th Iraqi Army Division...
Yeah, it makes me sick that these TALKS are what finally prompts Sadr to call for "delivery" of basic services...
Some great leaders...
Yeah, what the Iraqis need here is a recall election...!!!
Posted by: Michael L. Wagner on 11/30/06 at 3:04 PM