Iraq vacation

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<p>Just curious if it bothers anyone else that with the state of things in Iraq and our American sons and daughters dying there daily that the Iraqi governing body is soon taking a two month vacation. I guess they are getting that part of the American “dream”. Maybe we can just sweeten the deal and throw 'em an NBA or an NFL franchise and just call it a day.</p>

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<p>It’s pretty discouraging, yes. No sense of urgency.</p>

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<p>Something I didn’t realise until recently is that the parliament has trouble finding a quorum because so many members have had to flee the country. </p>

<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/24/world/middleeast/24noshow.html?ex=1327294800&en=54313d769dda3317&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/24/world/middleeast/24noshow.html?ex=1327294800&en=54313d769dda3317&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>And the Green Zone is getting less and less safe.</p>

<p>My guess is that the two month break is meant to give the remaining members a chance to slip out of the public eye for a bit so they can get the heck out of Dodge if things continue to deteriorate.</p>

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<p>There is no point in the Iraqi legislature meeting because there is no political will to do anything.</p>

<p>Take the oil law. It is a horrible law for every Iraqi citizen, a law that will rob the Iraqi people blind relative to any other oil structure in the Middle East. Beyond that, what is the point (for the Sunnis) of sharing the revenues with the regional or provincial governments when the laws of Iraq do not currently permit regional or provincial governments in the Sunni areas?</p>

<p>It is misguided to think that Iraqi politicians are just a bunch of idiots who can’t chew gum and walk at the same time. The Iraqi people are doing exactly what we want: talking political and military action to determine the governance (if any) of Iraq and/or its component parts. Right now, that perfectly rational political action is Shia and Sunnis killing each other in a winner-take-all political process.</p>

<p>The mistake is thinking that the Iraqis should somehow do what we want them to do. Especially, since our goverment has made it clear that our military commitment is without limit.</p>

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<p>Well, they talk out of both sides of their mouths. They’ve tried claiming that we’ll leave if the Iraqi government asks us to. AP is reporting today that a majority of the Iraqi parliament has endorsed a resolution asking us to set a timetable. Time for the pro-invasion, anti-accountability crowd to put up or shut up.</p>

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<p>BTW, the Iraqi parliament is scheduled to meet three days a week.</p>

<p>On Tuesday, the session was cancelled because there was no electricity in the Green Zone.</p>

<p>Today’s session had to be adjourned when a brawl broke out between factions.</p>