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| 2008-06-17 |
| snippet But the Iraqis came away with a different impression in Chicago, where they had hoped to meet with Mr. Obama but ended up talking to a staff aide. "We noticed there was a concentration on the negatives," the governor recalls. "The Democrat kept saying that Americans have committed a lot of mistakes. Yes, that's true, but why don't you concentrate on what the Americans have achieved in Iraq?" The Iraqis are even more incredulous about Mr. Obama's willingness to negotiate with Iran, which they see as a predatory regime. "Do you Americans forget what the Iranians did to your embassy?" asks the governor. "Don't you know that Ahmadinejad was one of [the hostage takers]?" Here Hussein Ali al-Shalan, a Shiite from Diwaniyah in southern Iraq, offers a view. "For a long time, Iran has felt like Iraq is theirs. Our fear [about U.S. negotiations with Iran] is, you will be giving them something that we believe would prolong our agony. We are not against Iran. We have to coexist and work toward our mutual interests. The question is, is this possible at this stage? That's why we need the army to give a final push so the Iraqis can feel the fruits of our democracy." It's not just Iran. "There is no other country that supports us," says Gov. Awani. "What is happening in Iraq scares everyone," by which he means the neighboring autocracies that have something to fear from a successful democratic model in their midst. |
| Posted by:Beavis |
| #5 For a long time, Iran has felt like Iraq is theirs. Our fear [about U.S. negotiations with Iran] is, you will be giving them something that we believe would prolong our agony. The Czechs felt the same way when others gave away their country too. All for the common good and stuff. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-06-17 19:03 |
| #4 We noticed there was a concentration on the negatives. No kidding. We have been dealing with that in this country for some time now. The donks have been inventing the lies and the MSM has been disseminating these lies for some time; these are our domestic enemies that have most likely lengthened the war and caused many unnecessary deaths. They have also given encouragement to our enemies abroad. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-06-17 17:40 |
| #3 They need to insure that all Iraqi Americans stateside register and vote for McCain. |
| Posted by: Andy Cravising4731 2008-06-17 14:24 |
| #2 We noticed there was a concentration on the negatives. Welcome to our world in dealing with the dhimocrats. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-06-17 13:13 |
| #1 I wonder if they will be putting McCain in '08 signs up in Anbar Province or hanging them off balconies in the Green Zone? I know for a fact that there will be Obama in '08 banners hanging in the bars of every journalist hotel in Baghdad. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2008-06-17 13:07 |