Saturday, August 25, 2007
He should avoid Armored Personnel Carriers
Because he is old enough to remember what happened to the Ngo brothers, Diem and Nhu, when they took a ride in one. Even if this is a planted story from Allawi's PR agency it should give pause to Maliki of Iraq.
Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki, harshly criticized by Washington politicians last week for failing to bring about reconciliation among Iraq's political and ethnic factions, is increasingly isolated among his own countrymen as well.In fairness to M o I, it is unlikely that any successor would do any better given the various factions refusing to give up any power they may now have. But Our Dear Embattled Leader does need a fresh excuse for the continuing failure of his signature issue and legacy.
He has lost the Shiite Muslim power base that brought him to power. Analysts say his support among Kurds could easily vanish, too, if the Kurds receive the go-ahead from the Bush administration. Nearly half of his cabinet ministers have resigned their posts or are refusing to participate in cabinet meetings.
Many say he is on his last legs as prime minister.
"He has to resign," said Salim Abdullah, a leading member of the Iraqi Accordance Front, the Sunni alliance that officially withdrew its ministers from the government earlier this month. "We have nothing against Maliki as a person but there are reasons he failed. His advisors are yes men and he doesn't have the authority to do anything."
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