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2008-08-19 Iraq

US Officials Admit Worry Over a Difficult al-Maliki

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-08-19 14:09|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 This guy's basically a second Saddam in the making, with the essential difference that Saddam at least fought his way to power, whereas we anointed this guy. I simply cannot understand why we did not make Iraq a protectorate for perhaps a decade before letting Iraqis vote.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2008-08-19 16:16|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2008-08-19 16:16|| Front Page Top

#2 To be effective, it would have needed to be more like 20 years, minimum, to let an entire generation grow into useful institutions. Look at how long it took the Koreans. And these guys are in a much worse snake pit, domestically and internationally.

As long as we can avoid a Philippine exit, things should work out in the long run. But that is the big risk.

We should make sure that we keep ties with all parties so that things can be balanced appropriately.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-08-19 16:32|| 2008-08-19 16:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Difficult?

Has working ~~around~~ with Nancy and Harry been easy?

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-08-19 17:05|| 2008-08-19 17:05|| Front Page Top

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