Anti-U.S. Iraqis Not Welcome at Conference

[DuctapeFatwa]

CAIRO, Egypt - Top U.S. and Iraqi officials said on Wednesday that Iraq's delegation to next month's international conference on Iraq would only include members of the interim government and that Iraqis opposed to the American-backed administration would not be welcome.

There is wide debate among conference participants over whether Iraqi opposition groups should be allowed to attend. France, which strongly opposed the U.S.-led war in Iraq, has called for a broader gathering. Egypt, which will host the gathering, suggested Wednesday the issue was still not resolved.

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Burns said the conference, scheduled for Nov. 22-23 in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik, should focus on stabilizing Iraq.

"While it is one thing to provide a strong message of support for an inclusive political process among Iraqis, this meeting, as we understand it, is focused on government representatives," Burns told reporters after meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday

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[saigon68]

1. The Puppet Govt led by Allawi the Mayor of Baghdad

Those guys will be wiped out when the civil war starts in earnest

[jayfish]

2. Did ASS Burns (NPI) Ever Consider The Possibility...

that getting the US the hell out of there might go a long way in "stabilizing Iraq"?

Jay

[Wind Dancer]

4. No, we will be there for years just like

Vietnam - a war that has no end. :cry:

[daleo]

3. Another waste of time and money

The puppet government will never have legitimacy. It is just a question of time - will the U.S. support it for ten years, like the Soviets supported the communist puppet government in Afghanistan, and bleed away 10,000 soldiers and half a trillion dollars?

[DuctapeFatwa]

5. Hey, US gave Hosni over $3 billion dollars just last year

Doesn't seem like it was wasted at all.

[ogradda]

6. well we are supporting a democracy

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

7. Kick!

:kick: