Proving that Iraq's new government is stable and secure, al-Sadr's followers quit Iraqi Cabinet
posted by
Wally
6:47 AM
In a show of dissent and dissatisfaction for Bush's hand-picked man Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, followers of Muqtada al-Sadr will "withdraw immediately" from the Iraqi Cabinet. Al-Rubaie, speaking to reporters in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, said the Sadrists' withdrawal from the Cabinet was because the prime minister did not respond to demands made at last week's demonstration.
He also relayed a demand by al-Sadr's movement, that all detainees held by "occupation forces" be transferred to Iraqi authorities "because this is part of sovereignty."
"We will have a major role in working on a timetable in parliament. This will be our message to the government," al-Rubaie said. "Setting a timetable for the withdrawal will be done in parliament."
Other legislators said the withdrawal was likely to further destabilize al-Maliki's already shaky hold on power. They want the U.S. out of their country. Most of us in the U.S. want us out of their country. We've overstayed our welcome - if we ever had a welcome to begin with. Bush is like the last drunk at the party - the guy who refuses to leave because there's still beer left, even though everyone else is gone. Stumbling around in a stupor, oblivious to the hints from the host and the people he came with that it's time to go.
We've done enough damage George. Let's go home.
Unfortunately, we're not going to be able to "sleep this one off"
But Don't Call It A Civil War
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