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...provinces dominated by Sunnis like Diyala and Salahuddin. There are questions of Sittar's ability to function as a reasonable political actor in Baghdad since at present his power and influence flows chiefly from a personal army that is at bottom a tribal militia. He has no presence in parliament or any other trappings of officialdom. In other words, Sittar is more warlord chieftain than national statesman. Moreover, Maliki's own Dawa party may blanch at the idea of forging an alliance with Sittar, who worked for a time with al-Qaeda in Iraq before turning against the group only...
...options. His government is not in immediate danger of collapsing even with the vacancies. So long as Maliki retains the backing of the Kurdish alliance and one of the main Shi'ite blocs, his government has enough supporters to fend off a vote of no-confidence in parliament. And while efforts are under way at the moment to bring Tawafiq back into the fold, Maliki has other alternatives...
...Bush has already achieved his main objective in invading Iraq. He formed a U.S.-style democracy that will serve as a role model for all nations in the Middle East. Members of the Iraqi Parliament have in a relatively short time acquired the necessary skills for political success: constant partisan bickering, numerous vacations, a short workweek, regular salary increases and no accomplishments. If successful, Bush would be justified in once again declaring "mission accomplished." With victory in hand, he can bring the troops home. Gordon Bacon, Phoenix, Ariz...
...have used their institutional muscle to pile up a glut of privileges. They enjoy the highest rate of chauffeured cars among European governments, the President's headquarters cost four times as much to maintain as Buckingham Palace, and there have even been indignant demands for better gelato at the Parliament cafeteria. Adding to the public's sense that politicians are not to be trusted, 16 of the Italian Parliament's 630 members are convicted felons. All this is feeding a mounting frustration with the institutional pillars of Italy's democracy: the parties and the system for electing representatives...
...Bush has already achieved his main objective in invading Iraq. He formed a U.S.-style democracy that will serve as a role model for all nations in the Middle East. Members of the Iraqi Parliament have in a relatively short time acquired the necessary skills for political success: constant partisan bickering, numerous vacations, a short workweek, regular salary increases and no accomplishments. If successful, Bush would be justified in once again declaring "Mission Accomplished." With victory in hand, he can bring the troops home. Gordon Bacon, PHENIX, ARIZ...