Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Ink stained fingers are a symbol of democracy
And according to the NY Times, Our Dear Embattled Leader has reminded the Iraqis that they are not to be confused with the real thing.
That's our Bush!
Senior Shiite politicians said today that the American ambassador has told Shiite officials to inform the Iraqi prime minister that President Bush does not want him to remain the country's leader in the next government.After the uproar on Sunday following the attack on the Shiite mosque, the is a case of bad timing for a horrible idea. This should put paid to the last reason for Li'l Georgies Glorious War, bringing democracy to the Iraq and the region. But ODEL never did have any use for democracy. Still, it makes no sense to piss off the last and largest group in Iraq that was not yet attacking our soldiers dirctly.
It is the first time the Americans have directly intervened in the furious debate over the country's top job, the politicians said, and it is inflaming tensions between the Americans and some Shiite leaders.
The ambassador, Zalmay Khalilzad, told the head of the main Shiite political bloc at a meeting last Saturday to pass a "personal message from President Bush" on to the prime minister, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, who the Shiites insist should stay in his post for four more years, said Redha Jowad Taki, a Shiite politician and member of Parliament who was at the meeting.
Ambassador Khalilzad said that President Bush "doesn't want, doesn't support, doesn't accept" Mr. Jaafari to be the next prime minister, according to Mr. Taki, a senior aide to Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the head of the Shiite bloc. It was the first "clear and direct message" from the Americans on the issue of the candidate for prime minister, Mr. Taki said.
That's our Bush!
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