Iraqi leader dispatches envoys to explain emergency measure, win regional

[Judi Lynn]

Iraqi leader dispatches envoys to explain emergency measure, win regional support
By Katarina Kratovac, Associated Press, 11/7/2004 14:16


BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Iraq's interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi is dispatching envoys to neighboring Arab states to win support for his handling of the insurgency in his homeland, a government spokesman said Sunday.

The spokesman, Thair Hassan al-Naqeeb, said the envoys would explain the reasons behind the government's decision Sunday to declare a 60-day state of emergency.

''If the violence in Iraq is not checked, it could escalate to the point where the internal stability of Iraq itself is threatened,'' al-Naqeeb said, adding that could undermine the regional stability.

Allawi's Cabinet on Sunday declared the state of emergency throughout the country except in the Kurdish north.
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http://www.boston.com/dailynews/312/world/Iraqi_leader_dispatches_envoys:.shtml

[VegasWolf]

1. I'm sure everyone will fall in line behind the bush puppet.

[Mikimouse]

2. Now, that's an interesting choice of words... I have only one question...

Excuse me, Mr. Allawi-Bush, exactly what the fuck internal stability wouuld that be? Also I don't think that you have to worry too much about regional stability, because if you start to get out of hand, your Arab neighbors will happily slap you and your puppeteers sillier that you already are.

[bemildred]

3. I'm thinking it's a stall of some sort.

Like, maybe, howcome we haven't crushed Fallujah yet, or something.

[Mikimouse]

5. I agree, and it is totally consistent with what I perceive to be...

their plan, if in fact there is one. Wipe out Fallujah, scare the population into supporting the chief puppet, and voila, instant democracy, just add oil.

[bemildred]

6. I'm not sure they have a plan, more than a day or a week ahead.

I think the plan is delay, delay, delay and pray for divine intervention
or an uncommonly robust run of luck. Any serious attempt at restoring
and retaining control requirs a massive ground buildup. That takes a
long time. They babble threats at Syria and Iran and have no means to
carry them out. Iran fought Saddam to a standstill and millions died
in the process. Iran will not be bullied with a bit of bombing. The
Irainian government would welcome the diversion for it's restless youth,
and they would also most likely enjoy the overt or covert support of
Russia and China.

Edit: I agree about the intent with Fallujah, but that too is a very
stupid "plan".

[Iceburg]

7. O' yee of little faith ....

...Right on the mark bemildred. Putin will enjoy reeling in the bas*.

[Nicholas_J]

4. Prelude to stealing the election

They are going to try to use this period to figure ways of preventing both the Shia and sunni fundamentalists from runnning their own candidates for all of the parliamentary seats they are trying to get their hands onto. If the Ayatollahs an Mullahs arrange to get their own fundamentalist candidates oonto the ballots, they can easily sweep the field and some of the people that were most actively fighting Bush in the Shia controlled areas. Like Muqtada will be elected to the parliament, and perhaps even into the pRime Ministers seat. Ayatollah Sistani was able to quiet dosn Muqtada by suggesting that rather than trying to keep control with his Mahdi army, to use them to stum for his campaign. In the south, there is virtualy no way a secular candidate can win, and in the Sunni Triangle in the area of Sadr City, it will be impossible from anyone but a religious candidate to win. If Allawi tries to hold onto popwer by suppressing the religious vote, there will be hell to pay, and the results of the election will result in civil war.

This is going to be fun to see. If you think about it, rigbt now Bush's war in Iraq has lasted half as long as the U.S. involvement in World War II, and the results in geting civil government going have been a failure compared to the efforts to get Japan and Germany up and running again under a civil government. I must say that Tommy Franks was not much of a military leader, and the methods used by the coalition to take over the country have so far been among the bloodiest and most ham handed of any wars the U.S> has engaged in since the end of WWII. Wesley Clarks handling of Kosovo was far more militarily sophisticated and skilled than the bunch that Bush has running the show for him, andShinseki would probably have had U.S. troops on the way home and a civil government well on the way to being establised had he been left in charge of the show.

Bush, Cheney and Rummy have all of the military skills of a bunch opf Vestal Virgins. Even a good historian with knowledge of historical campaigns could have done better than these three stooges.

Just goes to show you how little chickenhawks actually know about war and why they are so quick to engage in it without thougt or planning. Notice it was a candidate like Kerry who would have been mopre cautious in comitting troops, and Kerry who would not have blundereed into Iraq without a well thought out plan. Out of all of Bush's cabinet, we can note trhat it was the General, Powelee who was most comitted to diplomatic efforts, wanting to put off the possibility of war until every diplomatic avenue had been explored and exhausted. If these two had been able to put off the war for another three months, allowing the inspctors to actuallyfinish the inspections, and work withthe U.N. to put togettyher a better coalition, even waiting until the fall before starting the invsion, it is more than likely that a decisive vitory would have come sooner, and the insurgency would never have gotten off thr ground. This could havbe been a 6 month to one year war and aftermath. with elections having been held already. As it stands, either we will be there for another 3 to 5 years minimally, or Bush will end up "cutting and running" in such a way that the insurgents will eventually take over again, like the North Vietnamese did after "Vietnamization"

[captain jack]

8. Sending a sheep to the slaughterhouse. They are

probably hoping this guy will be killed in one of these nieghboring countries which would give the u.s. a reason to attack. Not that they needed one ever before.

[daleo]

9. The envoys are to threaten other leaders

"My sugar daddy George Bush will invade you too if you don't cooperate."

[sushi]

10. 60 days

can easily be extended. Allawi on his way to becoming another dictator!