U.S. Commander Fears Political Stalemate in Iraq

[maddezmom]

Source: NYT

By ANTHONY SHADID
Published: August 29, 2010
BAGHDAD — The departing commander of American forces in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, said Sunday that a new Iraqi government could still be two months away and warned that a stalemate beyond that could create demands for a new election to break the deadlock, which has lasted since March.

While General Odierno said he believed negotiations had picked up and would prove successful, he predicted politicians still needed “four to six to eight weeks.”

“That’s a guess,” he said in an interview at his headquarters, whose plaster roof is still engraved with the initials of Saddam Hussein. “If it goes beyond 1 October, what does that mean? Could there be a call for another election? I worry about that a little bit.”

The prospect of another election would probably throw Iraq’s already turbulent politics into even greater turmoil as the United States begins withdrawing its last 50,000 troops, scheduled to be out by the end of 2011. While the election in March was viewed as successful, the periods before and after included bitter disputes over disqualifications, recounts, legal challenges and score-settling that exacerbated still smoldering sectarian tensions.


Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/30/world/middleeast/30iraq.html?_r=1&ref=world

[saigon68]

1. Sounds like the military is getting ready for "Regime Change"

Perhaps the "Chosen Puppets" are not getting in line quick enough for their "Corporate Oil Masters

I just love it when the "Military" dabbles in nation building or politics or whatever

WTF

[dipsydoodle]

2. And ?

WTF has Iraq's political situation got to do with the USA.

[bemildred]

3. So he's not a quick study.

There were people predicting that before we invaded.

[conspirator]

4. A puppet regime needs the vigilance of the puppeteer, or it will fall n/t

[No Elephants]

5. “'We all came in very naïve about Iraq,' he said." Why? Did no one read the CIA summary?

Colin Powell is a dishonest, self serving toad. However, he did tell Bush "If you break Iraq, you own it." We knew.