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Iraq PM Abandons Claim on Another Term
Associated Press ^ | 20 April 2006 4:30 CST | Robert Reid

Posted on 04/20/2006 2:44:13 PM PDT by shrinkermd

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Bowing to intense pressure, Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari agreed Thursday to allow Shiite lawmakers to find someone else to head the new government, abandoning his claim on another term in the face of Sunni and Kurdish opposition.

(Excerpt) Read more at p26.news.re2.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: aljaafari; iraq; iraqipm; jaafari; minister; prime
This is good news and should result in progres--I hope. This is the dead bird around the President's neck.
1 posted on 04/20/2006 2:44:18 PM PDT by shrinkermd
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To: shrinkermd

Cool, lets move on then.....


2 posted on 04/20/2006 2:45:36 PM PDT by Meadow Muffin
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To: shrinkermd

Very good news indeed. I hope this will break the deadlock.


3 posted on 04/20/2006 2:45:39 PM PDT by Bahbah (Harry Reid is a Liar;Ted Kennedy is a BIG FAT Liar: edited by tiredoflaundry)
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To: shrinkermd

Thank goodness. Now come on you fools. MOVE. Your people are dying while you scratch and claw for advantage. Unite and defeat the scum that murder your people.


4 posted on 04/20/2006 2:57:06 PM PDT by domenad (In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
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To: shrinkermd

A peaceful transfer of power is a good thing.


5 posted on 04/20/2006 3:01:48 PM PDT by TheDon (The Democratic Party is the party of TREASON!)
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