Iraq's Green Zone Government to Dissolve

Curator · 02-13-2008, 12:49 PM

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Speaker Threatens to Dissolve Parliament

BAGHDAD - The speaker of Iraq's fragmented parliament threatened Tuesday to disband the legislature, saying it is so riddled with distrust it appears unable to adopt the budget or agree on a law setting a date for provincial elections.

Disbanding parliament would prompt new elections within 60 days and further undermine Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's shaky government, which is limping along with nearly half of the 40 Cabinet posts vacant.

The disarray undermines the purpose of last year's U.S. troop "surge" — to bring down violence enough to allow the Iraqi government and parliament to focus on measures to reconcile differences among minority Sunnis and Kurds and the majority Shiites. Violence is down dramatically, but political progress languishes.

All this while the Associated Press and the rest of the MSM writes puff pieces about how well things are going over there and the "success" of the surge.

The U.S. funded mercenaries, Awakening Council, was hit with two massive car bombs in Baghdad while meeting in the city, killing at least 22 persons.

Iraqi government paralyzed, situation normal, everything f.u.b.a.r.

Richterscale · 02-13-2008, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Curator

All this while the Associated Press and the rest of the MSM writes puff pieces about how well things are going over there and the "success" of the surge.

The U.S. funded mercenaries, Awakening Council, was hit with two massive car bombs in Baghdad while meeting in the city, killing at least 22 persons.

Iraqi government paralyzed, situation normal, everything f.u.b.a.r.

But... but... violence is down to 2005 levels. That MUST mean the surge is working.

maybe if we just give it six more months.

Jonesy · 02-13-2008, 01:58 PM

There is no such thing as inferiority or superiority. All men are created equal - an empty forest. It is a shame our poor family structure caused some to believe otherwise.

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