Good news, for a change, from Allah. Thanks, I needed that. Yesterday he noted that many of those MPs who signed the Sadrist demand for an American withdrawal are wavering. It may be a case where many MPs were playing……

he was concerned some members held “entrenched” views dictated more by domestic U.S. politics than by the “reality on the ground in Iraq.”

Since when has reality dictated American politics?

I was educated by hippies in a public school, so I have long thought that colonialism and imperialism were bad. But I’m beginning to think that a straightforward American puppet regime in Iraq would be better than the current confederacy of dunces — as long as we can find a better proconsul than Bremer.

Proconsul Cheney — sounds good, right?

A serious MOS can take a year or so to learn.

How long does it take to train Iraqis in their military to defend their own country?

This farce needs to end soon if this is how serious the Iraqis are about their own survival.

It’s already a year overdue.

Are they just happily looting, with us as the dumb “cover”?

Either Sadr’s people lied about the contents to get some of them to sign on or else Maliki and/or Cheney leaned on them to switch their votes because the enthusiasm has very quickly waned.

This was pointed out yesterday by the Kurdish rep just hours after the news came out.

However, at least one influential parliamentarian, Mahmoud Othman, of the Kurdish Coalition, told the AP that he had backed the legislation on the condition that any timetable for US withdrawal be linked to a program for readying Iraqi forces with training and equipment.

“But the sponsors of the legislation did not include our observations in the draft. This is deception,” he said, the AP reports.

we need more time and info on this before we can make rational comments, otherwise we’re just guessing.

It wouldn’t hurt us all to be less reactionary.

csdeven on May 11, 2007 at 6:04 PM

nonsense…….I have plenty of scars from foot extraction procedures. Have a beer.

“Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?….Hell no!”

Plus: Iraqi NSA identifies jihadi base. Hint: Pelosi was there recently.

Nancy Pelosi’s office?

I’m not worthy!

Mr. Levin, for his part, stuck firmly to his position that the United States should begin a partial troop withdrawal in four months to put pressure on the Iraqi leaders to make the necessary political compromises.

“Clocks are action-forcing mechanisms,” Mr. Levin said in an interview after his conversation with Mr. Rubaie. Mr. Levin said the Iraqi talked of the sweeping changes under way and the need “to educate a generation.”

“I told him that is too long,” Mr. Levin said.
I thought this exchange was worth high-lighting. Is this an indication that Congress full well knows the mission? Their position is pure politics and should be rectified in the next election.

Either Sadr’s people lied about the contents to get some of them to sign on or else Maliki and/or Cheney leaned on them to switch their votes because the enthusiasm has very quickly waned.

Or maybe ordinary Iraqis flooded their representative’s offices with calls and letters to do what’s best for all of Iraq.

Well, that’s what needs to happen if Iraq is to succeed as a democracy.

Rubaie said he had productive meetings with members of Congress in Washington, but he was concerned some members held “entrenched” views dictated more by domestic U.S. politics than by the “reality on the ground in Iraq.”

That’s a money quote right there!!

So, to our friends in Iraq… Good on ya! That vacation will be way more sweet once you’ve done what needs to be done.

Finally, Condi’s senior advisor, David Satterfield, said today that the U.S. knows Sadr is in Iran. Note: not “thinks.”

Colonel I know we left here with a daisycutter, I just know we did! Colonel?