tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post159470193781957977..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: More Sons of Iraq Integrated While Others Walk Off The Job In DiyalaJoel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-64146172325468283482010-01-25T20:00:42.964-08:002010-01-25T20:00:42.964-08:00Maliki did centralize a lot of power around him bu...Maliki did centralize a lot of power around him but I don't think he could become a strongman. Iraq's government is too divided amongst different parties and personalities for that. A perfect example is that Maliki's not even assured of being picked prime minister after this year's election. Plus the Kurds and Supreme Council still have plenty of power in parliament to block or at least hold up what they don't like.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-38144597770875128282010-01-25T17:52:25.848-08:002010-01-25T17:52:25.848-08:00It is interesting to hear that the government is a...It is interesting to hear that the government is actually moving forward on some of its promises to the SOI. I must admit that this is more than I had expected would ever happen. I agree it is no big surprise that there are troubles in Diyala, and I like your timeline breakdown of the general trend of events. Do you think Maliki could still pull off real strong-man status, or will he be undermined by the new Shia coalition?Matthttp://www.sindibadcafe.com/noreply@blogger.com