Iraqi Parliament To Take Two Month Vacaton

By Big Tent Democrat, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Mon Apr 30, 2007 at 05:38:19 PM EST
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I wonder if Joe thinks this is a good plan:

BLITZER: Foreign Minister . . . there's concern here in Washington — Carl Levin, the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, raised it — that your parliament is about to take a two-month vacation in the midst of all of these challenges. . . . ZEBARI: . . . In fact, the recess is two months. And we discussed that issue. That really this should be cut down to two weeks or one week because business is not as usual in our country. . .

What will Susan Collins say?

If the president's new strategy does not demonstrate significant results by August, then Congress should consider all options . . .

I predict she'll say '[i]f the president's new strategy does not demonstrate results by ~~August~~ March 2008, then Congress should consider all options.' And so on . . .

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Permanent Vacation (5.00 / 1) (#1)
by squeaky on Mon Apr 30, 2007 at 06:07:47 PM EST

Most have been on 'vacation' since parliament was created. The expense and danger of being in Iraq has outweighed their mandate.

The Iraqi government (5.00 / 2) (#6)
by Warren Terrer on Mon Apr 30, 2007 at 08:45:10 PM EST

could well be in its last throes.


: Not Unlikely (5.00 / 2) (#7)
by squeaky on Mon Apr 30, 2007 at 09:29:27 PM EST

The WH thought invading Iraq would be just like a SA coup. Write a constitution, install Chalabi or Alawi, build the military bases and presto, instant ally and oil.
The only way the country can get back on its feet is for us to leave which will force them build a unity government and constitution based on their own agendas.

: See my latest post (5.00 / 1) (#8)
by Big Tent Democrat on Mon Apr 30, 2007 at 09:32:02 PM EST

You are correct.

Following Bush's Example (5.00 / 1) (#2)
by john horse on Mon Apr 30, 2007 at 06:31:33 PM EST

Please don't get upset with the Iraqis. They are only following Bush's example. After all as much as 20% of Bush's presidency has been spent on vacation. Bush knows the importance of taking time off from work. That is why he refused to be distracted by such things as warnings about 9/11 and the thousands who were waiting for relief from Katrina.

I hope the Iraqi parliament can spend the next two months ignoring similar distractions - such as more stupid dead soldiers or the continuing civil war in their country (sarcasm alert).

When the new Iraq Gubnet was democratized (5.00 / 1) (#3)
by Freewill on Mon Apr 30, 2007 at 06:47:31 PM EST

they were delivered into our majority's version of democracy. I believe the majority at that time only worked 3 days a week and took all of August off. Wasn't it that Family First, Posturing Second, Country Third mentality by the majority at that time?

Who proclaims parental rights and boasts like a proud parent about Iraq's newly delivered democracy and all the purple thumbs up?

As we were all told over and over again in 04 by a very important sperm donor to the conception of Iraq; "It's hard work!" (where was the abstinence only squad during that time period?)

More than likely I believe that our Government has expressed its displeasure with reports about suicide attacks against Iraq's parliament and has advised for them to take a long vacation so that the media wouldn't have to report on such attacks.
Thus the theory, "No Ganooz is Good Ganooz".

Shouldn't make much difference (5.00 / 1) (#5)
by Alien Abductee on Mon Apr 30, 2007 at 08:05:36 PM EST

whether they recess for the next two months or the next two years.

Frank Rich on the Potemkin Iraqi parliament:

much of the press still takes it as a given that Iraq has a functioning government that might meet political benchmarks (oil law, de-Baathification reform, etc., etc.) that would facilitate an American withdrawal. In reality, the Maliki "government" can't meet any benchmarks, even if they were enforced, because that government exists only as a fictional White House talking point. As Gen. Barry McCaffrey said last week, this government doesn't fully control a single province. Its Parliament, now approaching a scheduled summer recess, has passed no major legislation in months. Iraq's sole recent democratic achievement is to ban the release of civilian casualty figures, lest they challenge White House happy talk about "progress" in Iraq.

*** WARNING *** SICK AND TWISTED COMMENT (none / 0) (#4)
by Freewill on Mon Apr 30, 2007 at 06:56:25 PM EST

BE FOREWARNED THE FOLLOWING COMMENT MIGHT OFFEND SOME U.S. INHABINANTS. IF YOU ARE EASILY OFFENED
------------------- DO NOT READ--------------

Here is a suggestion to make sure the Iraqi Government reports back to work early from their 2 month vacation:

Create another Terry Schiavo moment, only this time do it in Iraq!

--------------------End of Comment----------------------------

You may now resume your normal reading routine. In the event of a real emergency you would have been instructed to duct tape all of your windows, doors, air vents and nostrils shut to avoid the stench of this post.

This was only a test!

the poor bastards need a vacation (none / 0) (#9)
by orionATL on Mon Apr 30, 2007 at 10:21:32 PM EST

you could not pay me in pallets of u.s. dollars to be a member of the iraqi government or of it's police or military.

would you, reader or poster, take that risk?

i would not!

your family is not safe.

your business is not safe.

you are not safe.

these guys are in a no-win situation and deserve admiration, not contempt.

but, vacation aside,

i'm willing to be that this is the seismic event indicating that the bush shadow-government in iraq is collapsing.

these guys are not coming back.

not unlike vietnam, is it?

so, what next?

complete chaos in the next few weeks.

the eventual appearance of a unity gov't or an authoritarian gov't.

don't be surprised if iranians are involved.

no reason they should not be.

and saudi's as well.

not to mention jordanians and syrians.

it's their territory folks,

and their lives,

not ours.