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2004-06-02 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by someone 2004-06-02 1:49:21 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 note well - Makiya was also a member of Chalabis Iraqi National Congress, but unlike Chalabi, was less a wheeler dealer and more a very serious academic - Makiya taught at (yes) Brandeis University, and wrote "Republic of Fear", and is now working on a project to document Saddams atrocities. If Allawi is good enough on debaathification for Makiya, hes good enough for me.

Pletka (of the neo con friendly AEI) seems to be playing the DC game of neocons vs CIA. Interesting to see Darlings take on it, as he used to be very anti-Chalabi, but now works at AEI.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-06-02 10:14:59 AM|| 2004-06-02 10:14:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The new Iraqi prime minister is committed to civilian control over the military ...
That can't be good for us or am I missing something?

Posted by rex 2004-06-02 11:43:31 AM|| 2004-06-02 11:43:31 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 To add to liberalhawk -

This seems a natural progression. The Ba'ath party was simply the embodiment of the personae of Saddahm (dug out of a hole-awaiting trial) and his demon seed (now room temperature). It had no philosophy. So it is, of course, no longer needed.

Wifaq, the people who fell out of favor with ol' "lice-bait", if they have reasonably clean human rights records could present themselves an a sort of centrist technocratic group. They could say that they are able to run the new bureaucracy in partnership with others, and based on experience.

Posted by BigEd 2004-06-02 11:44:20 AM|| 2004-06-02 11:44:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The new Iraqi prime minister is committed to civilian control over the military ...
That can't be good for us or am I missing something?

Civilian control over the military is the American way, since the Declaration of Independence ("he (king George) has rendered the military independent of, and superior to, the civil authorities....")

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-06-02 1:39:22 PM|| 2004-06-02 1:39:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Thanks #4. I misunderstood Allawi's intent. I thought Allawi meant that OUR military would be under the control of Iraqi government officials. That nonsensical idea surfaced last week. If I'm not mistaken, Tony Blair agreed with Iraqi officials that coalition troops would come under Iraqi control after elections. Then he quickly back peddled when Colin Powell protested.

Posted by rex 2004-06-02 11:13:11 PM|| 2004-06-02 11:13:11 PM|| Front Page Top

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