Posted on 08/21/2007 7:11:38 PM PDT by Kaslin
Iraq: One of the loudest Iraq War critics, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, reports "tangible results" from the surge. Then he jeopardizes Iraq's future by calling for the prime minister's head.
"I hope the parliament will vote the Maliki government out of office and will have the wisdom to replace it with a less sectarian and more unifying prime minister and government," Levin said after three days in Iraq and Jordan with the armed services panel's ranking Republican, Sen. John Warner.
First, consider how much arrogance it takes to tell a fledgling democracy who should — and shouldn't — lead it.
Second, there's the destabilizing effect that Iraq would suffer if the admittedly flawed Nouri al-Maliki were ousted. Rival Shiite leaders in the United Iraq Alliance parliamentary coalition are less independent of Iran than al-Maliki — a troubling fact.
Even the Senate's second-ranking Democrat, Richard Durbin of Illinois, admits that a perceived U.S.-orchestrated replacement of al-Maliki could be a "kiss of death" for the whole region.
Finally, Levin's haughtiness comes as he and Warner discover they can't deny major military progress. In a joint statement, the two said: "We have seen indications that the surge of additional brigades to Baghdad and its immediate vicinity and the revitalized counter-insurgency strategy being employed have produced tangible results in making several areas of the capital more secure."
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Sen. Levin is such a cheese head.
He forgets that at the start of the selection of a PM for Iraq, the problem was finding a candidate somewhat acceptable to Sunni and Shite.
Maliki was the one because he could “reach across the aisle” and get cooperation.
What he got was the equivalent of Democrats working with Republicans: Deception, dishonor and bad faith masquerading
as helpfullness.
Before Levin calls for a replacement, he had better point out who that better replacement should be.
Tromping up dust is nothing more than a mongrel in heat.
Amazing isn’t it?
Levin like many from the left probably wished Saddam would be back. He was after all such a nice guy who only had a million people killed
BTTT!
It should be pointed out loudly and OFTEN how the democrats are much like Maliki - undermining their own instead of building unity!@
He is evil. He hates America, and proves it daily.
He feels anointed. He feels immune. He sheds no tears when American soldiers die because of his America -hating. He feels himself President as do ALL stinking 100 SENATORS.
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