tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post6398795701822897873..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Iraq’s Sadrists Back Off Attacks Upon Prime Minister Maliki For NowJoel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-64967533473414755342012-07-05T12:33:03.249-07:002012-07-05T12:33:03.249-07:00The problem is not with the individual politicians...The problem is not with the individual politicians or even parties, but the entire generation of Iraqi politicians. They are all to a large extent corrupt. They all believe in sectarian governments where the positions are carved out with quotas for Sunnis, Kurds, Shiites, etc. They for the most part all distrust each other. Plus because the government does not rely on the people for any kind of income such as through taxes, the public is only there for their votes every couple years. Otherwise the government and political parties can use and manipulate them, which is another reason why I question whether any of them is a real democrat or not.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-16040323513808507802012-07-05T11:53:02.637-07:002012-07-05T11:53:02.637-07:00Please you could go to Iraq and ask about the wome...Please you could go to Iraq and ask about the women rights under Maliki and his coalition partners... If you are a woman with studies and professional background where would you prefer to live: in Kurdistan and Iraq under a new government with Iraqia or under the current gang of Maliki and his iranian proxies islamist partners...? Please I would like to read your answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-23442232854810864722012-07-05T08:47:34.783-07:002012-07-05T08:47:34.783-07:00Yes, both the Obama administration and Tehran are ...Yes, both the Obama administration and Tehran are supporting Maliki and would like the political crisis to end. That being said I don't know that Iraqiya or the Kurdish Coalition are anymore democrats than Maliki. Both have been committed to sectarian politics, and Barzani has done all kinds of things to keep he and his clan in power in Kurdistan for the last several decades.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-12026119263881545282012-07-05T05:36:40.340-07:002012-07-05T05:36:40.340-07:00The iranian role supporting Maliki in Iraq is not ...The iranian role supporting Maliki in Iraq is not so different with the Biden/Obama role backing Maliki against the Iraqia & Kurdish coalition efforts to create a REAL DEMOCRACY in Iraq. <br />Sure Biden/Obama dont want any problem unfolding in Iraq before EEUU elections. Alas Iraqi people are suffering the dictatorship of Maliki.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com