The Corporate Media Front Pages The Announcement.
Well it was really only a matter of time.
All of the talk of 'democracy.' All the photos of purple fingers. One of the main reason for invading Iraq ... "to bring democracy to a freed nation."
Is now turning into what most of us on the left predicted. The installation of a strongman of our choosing. Someone who will get the "oil sharing agreement" (read: get Iraq's oil into the hands of the multinational oil companies).
From the article:
(CNN) -- Iraq's former interim prime minister accused Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of fomenting the sectarian violence plaguing the war-ravaged nation and said Sunday he will return to Baghdad soon to "reverse the course in Iraq."
I think that America is so tired of this war and so uninvolved that they will support the installation of a nice brand new dictator.
Ayad Allawi speaks good English, shaves and as far as the awareness of most Americans is currently the 'duly elected leader' of Iraq anyway ...
Now with Democrats Carl Levin and Hillary (front runner) Clinton taking the heat off Bush by blaming Malaki this guy will be a shoo in!
So while the GOP lobbies to get their brand new Dictator (warning PDF) of choice President Bush in is inimitable oblivious way is saying:
"Prime Minister al-Maliki's a good guy -- good man with a difficult job and I support him," Bush said. "And it's not up to the politicians in Washington, D.C., to say whether he will remain in his position."