Islamic based democracy is the new fashion, Sharia and Stripes edition.

Thank God (A.K.A. Allah) our leadership tells us the straight dope on the religion of peace and those separate unconnected disaffected shadowy mad hijackers who stain it’s escutcheon with confusing regularity.

Islamic terrorism will just be a cost of doing business in the world like it has since Moops first took a nickel of tribute/jizya/aid from the victims of their violent extortion.

Sorry for just seeing the negative…but all I see is more bad news for the Democrats and Obama…I mean, there number on campaign item is being taken off the table. Now they have to revert back to; no health care, abused senior citizens, and starving children.
It just isn’t fair…

right2bright on July 7, 2008 at 9:15 AM

Sure it is. Michelle’s Children have to grow up sometime.

gabriel sutherland on July 7, 2008 at 10:02 AM

McCain stands no chance. He’s just too much of a pussy with way too much baggage to stand a chance against His Holyness.

From Reid & Pelosi’s letter to President Bush, January 5, 2007

“Adding more combat troops will only endanger more Americans and stretch our military to the breaking point for no strategic gain. And it would undermine our efforts to get the Iraqis to take responsibility for their own future. We are well past the point of more troops for Iraq.”

Oops, wrong again. Wrong on their message, wrong on their analysis, wrong on their predictions. Being wrong, a Democrat tradition during times of war.

Sorry for just seeing the negative…but all I see is more bad news for the Democrats and Obama…I mean, there number on campaign item is being taken off the table. Now they have to revert back to; no health care, abused senior citizens, and starving children.
It just isn’t fair…

Uhh, the less Iraq is talked about in the Presidential campaign the better the chances for Obama and the lesser for those of McCain on ascending to the White House.

If McCain and Obama have to talk about health care, senior citizens, and starving children then you can all but wrap up President Obama right now.

Other Arab nations may soon fall in line. They mistrust the rise of Iran as a potential hegemon in the region, and need Iraq as a bulwark against the mullahcracy’s ambitions. If they all follow the example of the UAE, it will free Iraq to spend its money on reconstruction rather than debt relief, which will add to its stability and strength. In a few years, it could serve as both an example to the region and a serious counterweight to Tehran.

I like the thought of this, the UAE is one of our actual allies in the region, hopefully our others like Bahrain will follow suit.

MrLynn on July 7, 2008 at 7:50 AM

I would settle for a discount rate on oil sales to the United States, instead, on a short-term basis to (hopefully) lower the price of fuel and bump up the economy. AND….also a repayment plan as you mentioned above.

It’s too bad they still have money left over to by more private 747s, mega-yachts, European hookers and jihadist madrassas.

Kafir on July 7, 2008 at 8:06 AM

Kafir, I’ll tell you a funny story about that.

During the Gulf War, the French had NO INTENTION of joining the Coalition in helping to free Kuwait from the Iraq Invasion…NONE!

Mainly of course, because the Americans and the British were taking the lead, of course, and because of their instinctive, Anti-American nature.

Sometime late in the forces build-up of Desert Shield, the senior French Miitary officer in the French Embassy in Riyadh, asked for a “tour” of the American & British forces.

After seeing exactly what as going on, he hurriedly sent a cable back to Paris where he said in part; We need to get invovled in this, and involved fast, and on the side of the Americans, British, Saudis and Kuwaitis; what I’m seeing here is unprecedented in modern military history, and if we don’t get on the same side, we’ll never sell another thing to the Arabs for the next 50 years.

Shortly thereafter, the French “joined” the coaltion, and offered to send troops.

C’est la vie..

MrLynn on July 7, 2008 at 7:50 AM

Good idea.

Kafir on July 7, 2008 at 8:06 AM

Better.

I would also like to see an American friendly Iraqi media and government acting like another true ally for the US in the middle-east, along the lines of Israel. Diplomatic and normal relations with Israel would be nice for Israel, Iraq, and us too.

MrLynn on July 7, 2008 at 7:50 AM

While I doubt you’ll see oil royalties (nor would I want to because they’d be accompanied by screeches of “blood for oil” from the left), here’s an example of what you will see: A colossal $5.5 billion contract between Iraqi Airways and Boeing. While other carriers in the region are buying Airbus, the Iraqis bought big into Boeing. Would it have been different if France had been part of the coalition? Maybe, maybe not.

The population of the UAE is less than 20% native born, the largest such imbalance in the world, and there are more Iranian born Shiites living there than native born Sunnis.

That is why the UAE politics are greatly influenced by Iran, and whatever the UAE does on the international scene, it takes Iran into account, first!

Bahrain is another such case; thought technically a “Sunni” nation (the ruling family, basically); 70% of Bahrain’s population is Iranian/Shiite derived.

Wouldn’t be surprised to see Bahrain follow UAE’s lead on this….next…

I’d like to see a 5% royalty on every barrel of oil Iraq sells, paid to America over the next 20 years, or however long it takes to recompense us for direct costs of the military action and infrastructure rebuilding we have undertaken.

The UAE has seen victory in Iraq, and it just placed a $7 billion bet on Iraq’s future. Expect the other Arab nations to soon follow suit.

And then expect Obama to claim credit. Hillary provided the template months ago when she claimed that Iraq would accelerate its development because its leaders knew that when Hillary got elected, Iraq’s “blank check” with the U.S. would end.

Anyway, this is a good sign, so three cheers to whoever talked the UAE into backing Maliki.