Iraq parliament speaker calls for US withdrawal

[deadparrot]

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq's parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani bitterly criticized US forces in Iraq, accusing them of "butchery" and demanded that they pull out of the country.

Mashhadani was speaking at a UN-sponsored conference on transitional justice and reconciliation in Baghdad, and his strongly worded attack appeared to embarrass his international hosts, who grimaced on the podium.

"Just get your hands off Iraq and the Iraqi people and Muslim countries, and everything will be all right," the conservative Sunni Islamist said, in a speech opening the conference.

"What has been done in Iraq is a kind of butchery of the Iraqi people," he said in a long winded speech that criticized the tactics of the coalition forces as well as US support for Israeli strikes against Lebanon.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/iraqusparliament

[Poppyseedman]

1. This administration has stated we will leave when the Iraqi asks us to

Maybe the Iraq's parliament should take a vote. That would be a hell of a lot more meaningful than the circle jerk they play in DC

[rodeodance]

5. gotta get the PM to do it--not a Sunni speaker.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. But, but, but we're just spreadin' democracy. What does he know?

Now just step back and let Bush handle this. No need to get upset.

[katinmn]

3. Spot on. US out of Iraq NOW!

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Iraq's parliament speaker Mahmud Mashhadani, pictured, bitterly criticized US forces in Iraq, accusing them of "butchery" and demanded that they pull out of the country.(AFP/File/Hassan Ammar)

[Benhurst]

4. Mahmud Mashhadani better stay out of small planes. NT

[Barkley]

6. So that's why were' sending more troops to Iraq - nt

[Barkley]

7. Hey, I know what to do - lets spend $94 billion in Iraq next year - nt

[saigon68]

8. Mashhadani is "SMOKING CRACK"

There is no way they are leaving until all the resources are gone or this happens







NOTHING IN BETWEEN.

[K8-EEE]

9. But, But, BushCo LIBERATED HIS ASS!

Wow, what an ingrate. All they wanted to do was make them a sovereign government and now they act like they can tell US forces in his sovereign country to leave? What does he think Iraq is, a sovereign country?

[Imagevision]

10. Notice the MSM going deaf again on real news...!

[Roy]

11. No they are not deaf.... they will report this and.....

the pundits will analyze and disect this speakers speech 24/7 for at least 3 weeks and then... oh shoot... I forgot Clinton isn't president any more.