Comments on: Is Iraq Freedom A Reality? http://donklephant.com/2007/08/23/is-iraq-freedom-a-reality/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2007/08/23/is-iraq-freedom-a-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-381060 Justin Gardner Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:53:50 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/08/23/is-iraq-freedom-a-reality/#comment-381060 Agreed that he won't be accepted, but still...could he become the PM? That appears to be the plan of some on the right, and if that happens...wow...what a cluster that would be. Ultimately I think while the vacation was crazy, we just need to get behind al-Maliki and see what they can come up with. But they'll have to do it on their own timetable, not our election cycle. And if they want us out, we should leave. It's their country now. We did our job. Time to come home. Agreed that he won’t be accepted, but still…could he become the PM? That appears to be the plan of some on the right, and if that happens…wow…what a cluster that would be.

Ultimately I think while the vacation was crazy, we just need to get behind al-Maliki and see what they can come up with. But they’ll have to do it on their own timetable, not our election cycle. And if they want us out, we should leave. It’s their country now. We did our job. Time to come home.

]]> By: Rick Moran http://donklephant.com/2007/08/23/is-iraq-freedom-a-reality/comment-page-1/#comment-381056 Rick Moran Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:21:35 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/08/23/is-iraq-freedom-a-reality/#comment-381056 Allawi will never, ever be accepted. It would be worse than overthrowing Diem in '63 who at least was seen as a nationalist by all factions. The problem is that there is no center - no secular faction powerful enough to displace the Shias. At best, we'd end up with someone more willing to stick his neck out - just as likely to get it chopped off by Sadr or someone else. At worst - we'd end up with someone in Tehran's pocket. Allawi will never, ever be accepted. It would be worse than overthrowing Diem in ’63 who at least was seen as a nationalist by all factions.

The problem is that there is no center – no secular faction powerful enough to displace the Shias. At best, we’d end up with someone more willing to stick his neck out – just as likely to get it chopped off by Sadr or someone else.

At worst – we’d end up with someone in Tehran’s pocket.

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