tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post8009884024291594210..comments2024-02-29T12:38:32.191-08:00Comments on MUSINGS ON IRAQ: Iraq’s Parliament Takes Longer To Name Leadership Than Form CabinetJoel Winghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-72306395145411174882011-02-17T22:30:50.962-08:002011-02-17T22:30:50.962-08:00Politics have obviously been the main area of cont...Politics have obviously been the main area of contention since the end of 2008, and that's a huge change from violence dominating everything. The problem is that the lists have so many deep seated divisions and personal rivalries that they are sacrificing actually governing the country to carry out their disputes.Joel Winghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611810110771744360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1953410733493889728.post-36268336953123092912011-02-17T11:39:14.206-08:002011-02-17T11:39:14.206-08:00At the risk of sounding optimistic, this appointme...At the risk of sounding optimistic, this appointment adds to a growing trend of very regular political sounding stuff.<br /><br />What's our biggest problem/solution? Oil revenue grab the person most experienced to get it done.<br /><br />Add to the list Mr. Maliki's self-imposed term limitation, the decision for butter-over-guns (food vs. jets), and the current and legitimate protests of Iraqis over extreme problems of service delivery, and pretty soon, you have a very vibrant (if chaotic) re-emergence of government "of the people."<br /><br />Much better than news of Iraq is a War Zone."Steve Donnelly, AICPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707306512563808960noreply@blogger.com