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BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday that the Iraqi army and police are capable of keeping security in the country when American troops leave "any time they want," though he acknowledged the forces need further weapons and training.
The embattled prime minister sought to show confidence at a time when congressional pressure is growing for a withdrawal and the Bush administration reported little progress had been made on the most vital of a series of political benchmarks...
Originally posted by itguysrule
The majority of them are nothing but tribalistic thugs. They are not worthy of the democracy and freedoms that the US tried to give them. They deserve to have a horrible dictator like Saddam who kills them by the thousands for no reason. I no longer support trying to help Iraq in any way. I would be happy to see the US pull out of Iraq today and let them descend into the morass of civil war they are determined to wage against each other. It is clear that “nation building” in the Middle East does not work. They can all go to hell.
Iraq's prime minister is facing his most serious challenge yet. The no-confidence vote will be requested by the largest block of Sunni politicians, who are part of a broad political alliance called the Iraq Project. What they want is a new government run by ministers who are appointed for their expertise, not their party loyalty.
The Iraq Project is known to the highest levels of the U.S. government. CBS News has learned it was discussed in detail on Vice President Dick Cheney's most recent visit to Baghdad, when he met with the Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi.
Originally posted by aecreate
It doesn't matter what Maliki says, Cheney gets what he wants.
The US is about to make some changes in Iraqi government.
No-Confidence Vote Looms Over Iraq's PM
Iraq's prime minister is facing his most serious challenge yet. The no-confidence vote will be requested by the largest block of Sunni politicians, who are part of a broad political alliance called the Iraq Project. What they want is a new government run by ministers who are appointed for their expertise, not their party loyalty.
The Iraq Project is known to the highest levels of the U.S. government. CBS News has learned it was discussed in detail on Vice President Dick Cheney's most recent visit to Baghdad, when he met with the Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi.
If Cheney went out of his way to go there, I sense a shake-up.
I think this is their website: Iraq Project