Maliki slams Bush administration.
By on Oct 25th, 2006 at 1:00 pm
Maliki slams Bush administration.
“The defiant [Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri] al-Maliki…slammed the top U.S. military and diplomatic representatives in Iraq for their Tuesday news conference at which they said his government needed to set a timetable to curb violence ravaging the country. U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said al-Maliki had agreed. ‘I affirm that this government represents the will of the people and no one has the right to impose a timetable on it,’ al-Maliki said at a news conference.”
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Watch, Maliki will shortly have the shortest Prime Ministry in the ‘democracy’ of Iraq, when he ‘retires’ his post.
I bet the Decider is fuming over this! Ha ha…
October 25th, 2006 at 1:09 pmThe report is that Maliki agreed with the US that he must set a time table. Maliki austensible said no one can impose a time table on him. There is no contradiction here. My question is did Maliki agree as the US purportedly said he had?
October 25th, 2006 at 1:13 pmNo way, the US cannot afford another PM change in Iraq, how much did it take the last time to get one elected ?? And they will be back to square one in the “political” process
October 25th, 2006 at 1:14 pmOur little pawn is getting a mind of his own. How long until we re-invade and topple the Maliki regime? We are really spiraling out of control.
http://www.getsomejosh.com
October 25th, 2006 at 1:15 pmOctober 25th, 2006 at 1:17 pm
Bush: Nour baby, it’s “benchmark” not “timetable”. I’m gonna copy the Mehlmenator on this so that he can make sure you get a copy of the talking points. My opponents want a timetable. I want benchmarks. Milestones, checkpoints, whatever. I’m pissin’ for distance not accuracy.
October 25th, 2006 at 1:19 pmWell, if he doesn’t watch it, Maliki might have an unexpected encounter with a CIA wet team.
October 25th, 2006 at 1:19 pmMaliki is just a Bush Regime Stooge, so if he gets snippy, then Dubya will replace him with another stooge > lol, but the truth!
October 25th, 2006 at 1:20 pmGee, after three hundred billion dollars spent, nearly three thousand dead American soldiers, thirty thousand wounded and crippled American soldiers, six hundred and fifty thousand dead Iraqis, our international good name in shreds, now the Bush regime is plotting to overthrow the elected Iraqi government and replace it with a strong man? Saddam II? Will the circle of faggy fascist stupidity and greed be unbroken?
October 25th, 2006 at 1:22 pm“No way, the US cannot afford another PM change in Iraq, how much did it take the last time to get one elected ?? And they will be back to square one in the “political†process .”
You are right! What this country needs is a good strong-arm dictator!
October 25th, 2006 at 1:23 pmSometimesyou have to work with the Iraqi leadership that you have not the one that you want. If the US “removes” him from office wouldn’t that disenfranchise the purple fingered Iraqis? That would be a march against freedom wouldn’t it?
October 25th, 2006 at 1:28 pmYou are right! What this country needs is a good strong-arm dictator!
Comment by Johnny+Lib
Chalabi and his Iranian friends are now mapping a strategy. Just in case . . .
October 25th, 2006 at 1:32 pmNah, they are just going to spin this like “That’s right, no timetables. We will work to assist the Iraqi government to establish the benchmarks that must be achieved before we will discuss any change in our force levels. We will not abandon the Iraqi people.”
Meanwhile Maliki gets a little “I’m no puppet” cred.
October 25th, 2006 at 1:33 pmIn order for Maliki to project a sense of independent legitimacy, he has to push back. “We will not be badgered into reading the books of John Grisham. We have a sovereign right to choose our own fiction that lionizes attorneys. Many Iraqis enjoy Scott Turow and we will brook no interference.”
October 25th, 2006 at 1:39 pmNo way, the US cannot afford another PM change in Iraq, how much did it take the last time to get one elected ?? And they will be back to square one in the “political†process
Comment by Manuel — October 25, 2006 @ 1:14 pm
Second in charge comes forward… elections not necessary.
Besides, it’s not their money they are spending over there…
October 25th, 2006 at 1:40 pmAd in the Baghdad Daily Scimitar this morning
October 25th, 2006 at 1:40 pmWanted:
Strongman puppet to run government. Must be willing to take any and all crap handed out by any US official.
Must have creative linguistic skills, most importantly be able to speak out of both sides of mouth simultaneously.
Relatives of Sadaam need not apply…
Generous retirement package available if six months of governance is performed.
I’m telling you nothing of the sort is going to happen. I would be completely surprised if an exchange like this weren’t orchestrated. Aaaah, maybe my cynicism with the state of the world is catching up. Must stay optimistic…
October 25th, 2006 at 1:42 pmWho’s the Decider? ‘Nuff said.
October 25th, 2006 at 1:43 pmI say we send GWB and Cheney over their to govern, and we’ll take Maliki, and Jon Stewert as VP.
October 25th, 2006 at 1:48 pmDon’t forget this little gem from the National Strategy for Victory in Iraq.
“America will not impose our own style of government on the unwilling. Our goal instead is to help others find their own voice, to attain their own freedom and to make their own way.â€
-George W. Bush January, 2005
You can find it right here at the bottom of the very last page.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/iraq/iraq_national_strategy_20051130.pdf
October 25th, 2006 at 2:25 pmGeorge Bush (July 2005): Setting an artificial timetable [...] would send the wrong message to the enemy, who would know that all they have to do is to wait us out.
Another Chimp talking point dies in friendly fire.
October 25th, 2006 at 2:30 pmMaliki wants to give al-Sadr more time to complete his ethnic cleansing campaign in Iraq so, of course, he does not want to see a timeline established. Maliki is part of the problem, not part of the solution — elected or not.
October 25th, 2006 at 2:36 pmIsn’t it how you can replace Maliki with Bush and the statement is still true.
See:
October 25th, 2006 at 2:47 pm
Pres Bush was against timetables before he was for them.
October 25th, 2006 at 5:48 pmI affirm that this government represents the will of the people and no one has the right to impose a timetable on it,’ al-Maliki said at a news conference.â€
October 25th, 2006 at 5:52 pmGreat… I’m glad our guys are over there getting wasted for this A$$Hole who says that we can’t impose a timetable on him.
We want to have a timetable soooooo…we….can….get….the….F#UCK…..OUT….of…..there!!!!!!!!!!
You don’t want us there but you don’t want to do the neccessary things to allow us to get out….. We Need To Pull The Plug On This Sh!t