Written by Tigerhawk - 1/19/2007
Commentary
"Al-Maliki, like many Iraqis, has been walking a fine line. On
the one hand, he would much prefer the vision that the United
States has painted for the future of Iraq, that of an
independent country with a reasonably effective, accountable
and, yes, humane government. On the other hand, the "anti-war"
movement and the political opposition of the Democrats has made
it very dangerous for Iraqis to commit to the United States that
they will fight for that vision. After all, there is the
constant, looming possibility that circumstances beyond their
control -- America's domestic politics -- will pull the rug out
from under them and leave them to be slaughtered. If you are
looking for a reason why the negative media coverage and the
Cindy Sheehan's of the world have contributed to the conditions
that prevail in Iraq today, your best argument is that they have
undermined the confidence of Iraqi elites in American
reliability."
http://tigerhawk.blogspot.com/2007/01/muqtada-al-sadr-aide-
arrested-in.html
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