Iraqi Politics
Dean
Mohammed has an update. Looks like there are going to be some cabinet changes. And, there are still two unfilled seats because various factions within the parliament are still fighting over them. However, it looks like Prime Minister Maliki has finally had just about enough: he's promising to use his Constitutional powers to unilaterally appoint people to these jobs if the various arguing factions won't come to an agreement between themselves.
See now the funny thing is, to some people this somehow all looks bad. But in point of fact it is precisely how democratic politics works. These folks in Baghdad are doing a remarkable job.
And then, just to be consistent, we need to withdraw from all nations where the government is tied up with partisan strife, starting with... US OUT OF US!
It's about time. :-)
I am enraged over the Marines and the fact that we say, there will be a full investigation.
Bah...I stand by those Marines and absolutely say they are innocent until proven guilty. Sorry, today is when I decided to listen to no more radio talk shows and no more news on television and really am getting rid of television all together. Every darn show is the feminist movement and putting men in lesser positions and anchors on televison are the feminist nuts. Have you picked up a Redbook, Ladies Home Journal? lets just put these men and boys...ahhh, sorry Dean. I got way off here but I am soooo mad at media of all types!
Insurgency is going to happen and we are a strong nation so people need to shut up and let the men in uniform do their jobs! We have Army, Marines, Air Guard, Bortac (specialized Border patrol elite to help even that) and we have National Guard.
Give it time people. Okay, I will shut up!
I lied, I did not shut up, now I will.
Well, I did it again. I am leaving, I am gone....
Actually, MaryJ, it's fair to say that we failed the first time out the gate. Remember the Articles of Confederation:
After such a weak start, it's no wonder we fell into religious and factional infighting, became a hotbed of terrorism, and disintegrated without ever truly becoming a nation.
Not.