Oh, oh!
As we all know, America's foreign policy is in a bit of a wringer these days. Not only are American forces now officially dying for an Islamic theocracy, but the Iraq's President Jalal Talabani says, if push comes to shove, he won't sign Saddam's death sentence. From Al Jazeera:
"Once his (Saddam's) interrogation is over, he will go before a tribunal," Talabani said, adding that if the tribunal issues a death sentence against him, "I will not sign it."
That could pose, in this humble writer's opinion, a "slight problem" for Mr. Bush, and for Operation Shifting Noble Cause.
More after the break.
Yet another "trial of the century" on Court TV may have a less than satisfying ending for Americans who will be following the trial in hopes of finally seeing justice done. BushCo posturing on "bringing Saddam to justice" would end up, as so many policies, in the spin cycle scrap heap.
Of course, Talabani has an "out." He could resign and let someone else do it. That would, of course, throw the country into further chaos, and if there's anything Iraq doesn't need prior to, or even following the October referendem and December elections, it's more chaos.
Such a move to block Saddam's execution could, however, be an olive branch of sorts to the Sunnis. Slimier deals have been made in the world of politics, but the deal certainly cuts out the middleman, George Bush, from any face-saving.
Operation Shifting Noble Cause just might add another facet, with BushCo touting such a deal as "totally in keeping with principles of freedom and liberty."
The immutable Law of Unintended Consequences has once again proved viable. Squirm, little Shrub, squirm.