Just ahead of President Bush's meeting with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Maliki's support is dwindling in the U.S. and in Iraq. Today a report by the New York Times sites a memo written by
What does this mean for the United States policy towards Iraq? It means a few things, first that we will see policy changes in regards to Iraq. Second we will probably see an implementation of the Baker commissions plan, to increase the United States diplomatic initiative in the region. The U.S. is not leaving Iraq in shambles, I feel that we will be there for decades to come. The American people must realize that although mistakes have been made along the way, we must now fix those mistakes in order to make the world safer then it was prior to September 11, 2001.
The Iraqi leader has also lost support in his own government. Just hours after the NY Times report, members of the Iraqi government who support the Mehdi Army militia loyal to anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. First of all, I think that its a big problem that his own cabinet is turning their back on him, the Iraqi people need to start taking responsibility for their actions against one another. CNN.com reports:
"President Bush’s national security adviser expressed serious doubts about whether Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki had the capacity to control the sectarian violence in Iraq and recommended that the United States take new steps to strengthen the Iraqi leader’s position."
What does this mean for the United States policy towards Iraq? It means a few things, first that we will see policy changes in regards to Iraq. Second we will probably see an implementation of the Baker commissions plan, to increase the United States diplomatic initiative in the region. The U.S. is not leaving Iraq in shambles, I feel that we will be there for decades to come. The American people must realize that although mistakes have been made along the way, we must now fix those mistakes in order to make the world safer then it was prior to September 11, 2001.
The Iraqi leader has also lost support in his own government. Just hours after the NY Times report, members of the Iraqi government who support the Mehdi Army militia loyal to anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. First of all, I think that its a big problem that his own cabinet is turning their back on him, the Iraqi people need to start taking responsibility for their actions against one another. CNN.com reports:
Cabinet ministers and members of the Iraqi parliament loyal to al-Sadr underscored al-Maliki's shaky position, saying they would stop participating in his government.The al-Sadr supporters had said earlier they would take such action if al-Maliki went ahead with a meeting with Bush on Thursday in Jordan.
I think its horrible that these government officials do not support the dialog between the U.S. and Iraq. This means that they do not support peace in their country. Both sides of the conflict are going to have to make concessions in order for their to be peace.
President Bush's meeting with the Iraqi Prime Minister will probably not change much in the region. It will just be political discussion of what both side, the U.S. and Iraq needs to do in the coming months. President Bush's policy of staying till the mission is complete is something that may hurt the chance of the Iraqi government taking control and responsibility for their own country.
What do you think of these new developments in the Iraq War?
President Bush's meeting with the Iraqi Prime Minister will probably not change much in the region. It will just be political discussion of what both side, the U.S. and Iraq needs to do in the coming months. President Bush's policy of staying till the mission is complete is something that may hurt the chance of the Iraqi government taking control and responsibility for their own country.
What do you think of these new developments in the Iraq War?
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