CHUQ

Sorry, had to post this to see if there are any comments. I will probably be disappointed.

"A republic, if you can keep it.”
- Benjamin Franklin, upon leaving the Constitutional Convention, in answer to “What have we got?”

Just thought I would share ole Ben's opinion. The piece is well written but leaves me with more questions.

BostonHerald.com - Opinion & Editorial: Rifts ruin a republic: Iraq’s failure is its own

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CHUQ

BAGHDAD, Nov. 26 — Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki said Sunday that Iraq’s politicians were largely responsible for the surge in violence that engulfed the country over the past week, a departure from his previous assertions blaming militants for inciting the mayhem.


This is one way of looking at it--political agendas are the cause of all Iraq's probs. Belive it?

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/wo...ge&oref=slogin

I have a conspiracy theory on this subject and will post it as soon as it is all together.

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FRYandBENDER

Sounds like ole Maliki is somewhat full of shit.

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Tumbleweed

Good point. He seems to be saying things in public and actually doing something different behind the scenes.

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Scribbler1

Even if he had a chance of pulling that country together, the LAST thing he needs is to be labeled as a puppet of the US. Unfortunately, IMO he is a puppet and even if he wasn't he would be accused of it by half the country. I think he's probably doing what Yasser Arafat used to do. State how diplomatic he was in English and then say what he REALLY meant in his own language. I don't see where he has a choice but to do a little horse trading behind the scenes.


Only one choice, have a government form AFTER we are out so there would be no obvious input by us. The only problem is I don't think they could have formed THIS government without us doing it FOR them, and I certainly don't think they can after we leave.

It's a no-win situation for this guy.

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CHUQ

He is a politician.

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