Comments on: Levin and Warner Call for New Iraq Government

By: Beldar

Beldar — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:16:51 +0000

Gosh, your post about the conference call with McCain left out the part about him calling for an immediate ouster of the Maliki government in the next few days, with its implied threat of a coup d'état fomented by the American military if first the Maliki government and then the Iraqi parliament is too slow in taking orders from the Senate Armed Services Committee. Or maybe McCain (like Warner) didn't actually say that — just Levin. You think Levin was speaking on Condi Rice's or George W. Bush's instructions? Because if not, I think he was way, way off base — regardless of whether he's right or wrong in his analysis of the prospects of the Maliki government.

By: BeldarBlog

BeldarBlog — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:09:17 +0000

Stuff a sock in it, Carl...

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By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:17:10 +0000

It is hard not to blame Maliki for all the malarkey in Iraq. His inability to get a united coalition -- and to keep it -- is one of the main reasons Iraq is in chaos.

Perhaps it is an impossible task?

By: Conservative Outpost

Conservative Outpost — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:38:14 +0000

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By: KYJurisDoctor

KYJurisDoctor — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:02:59 +0000

It is hard not to blame Maliki for all the malarkey in Iraq. His inability to get a united coalition -- and to keep it -- is one of the main reasons Iraq is in chaos.

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By: Stormy70

Stormy70 — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:22:41 +0000

By all means, lead the way, Levin. Show Maliki how to aspire to the heights of a 14% approval rating, and a do nothing label. You are the man.

By: Boyd

Boyd — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 14:11:51 +0000

I have misgivings when American politicians, especially when it's one of my Senators, starts telling the people of another country who they should (or shouldn't, in this case) elect. Foreign politicians don't have any business telling folks how to vote. I don't like it when it's done to us, nor when our politicians do it to another country. Attack their policies, their actions, their behavior; that's fine. Telling another country who should be their leader? That just doesn't seem right. I suppose I'm going to have to break down and contact Senator Warner over this to express my displeasure.