Allawi SG of Iraqi National Security Council

1 posted on 04/29/2006 8:15:43 AM PDT by jmc1969

To: Marine_Uncle; Allegra

2 posted on 04/29/2006 8:55:07 AM PDT by bnelson44 (Proud parent of a tanker! (Charlie Mike, son))

3 posted on 04/29/2006 8:56:02 AM PDT by bnelson44 (Proud parent of a tanker! (Charlie Mike, son))

good news?

I believe it is.

4 posted on 04/29/2006 8:58:26 AM PDT by Allegra (2...)

To: jmc1969; bnelson44; Allegra; Ernest_at_the_Beach; DevSix; Southack

Two things. Allegra has updated her R&R counter. I was beginning to think the sun stayed still for three days over the capital.
Sure sounds like good news to me. Allawi being around, ex PM, key player, and a secular Shiite, has to be a good choice for this job. He will not have to start from scratch. Knows pretty much who can work well with him and be trusted.
Sounds like a big plus to me.
Side NOTE:
I wonder if once the parliament is officially in place, e.g. new ministries take full reign. If there will be a move to suggest some admendments to their constitution. Specifically, one that will band the militas, as apposed to attempting them to integrate into the police/army.
Not to get verbose, but I am sure you folks can see how difficult it would be to integrate them. For a year plus there has been a program where the army has approached some of the militia members (Mahdi/Badr etc.) to have them quit the militia and go into army boot training. I am not sure that program was extend (offered) for police candidates or not.
Point is. The army cannot afford to have some half-as$ed militia bosses control any given sector. As you all are well aware, they would always favor their given constituents, and not really be loyal to the government and all Iraqi.
It will be interesting and perhaps very disturbing to see how this issue plays out. Please do not feel obligated to respond.

5 posted on 04/29/2006 9:18:20 AM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)

Would this position allow him as much input as say the Defense Sec?

6 posted on 04/29/2006 9:18:29 AM PDT by jazusamo (-- Married a WAC in '65 and I'm still reenlisting. :-)

To: jmc1969; bnelson44; Allegra; Ernest_at_the_Beach; DevSix; Southack; Marine_Uncle

Allawi has already come out against integrating the militias.

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/04/69f3a530-a7fb-4eee-b540-a0ceb48b6ce7.html

7 posted on 04/29/2006 9:29:04 AM PDT by bnelson44 (Proud parent of a tanker! (Charlie Mike, son))

To: jmc1969; bnelson44; Allegra; Ernest_at_the_Beach; DevSix; Southack; Marine_Uncle

Here is what he said Friday:

Allawi: We want the militias ended. We do not want to have them integrated into the military and similar state structures. No integration. Integration would mean creating one regiment Shi’ite, another one Sunni, another one loyal to the [Iraqi National] Accord, another one loyal to the Supreme Council [of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq], another one loyal to someone else. And what will be the result? There will be fights.

8 posted on 04/29/2006 9:30:52 AM PDT by bnelson44 (Proud parent of a tanker! (Charlie Mike, son))

I don't think it is an official position in the constitution yet, so the Parliament needs to decide what it is.

9 posted on 04/29/2006 9:31:54 AM PDT by bnelson44 (Proud parent of a tanker! (Charlie Mike, son))

Thanks for the link and info.

10 posted on 04/29/2006 9:39:49 AM PDT by jazusamo (-- Married a WAC in '65 and I'm still reenlisting. :-)

Thanks for feedback regarding Allawi's position regarding the militia. I hope when he says "we", he implies a majority are now on board in favor of this required undertaking.

11 posted on 04/29/2006 9:39:56 AM PDT by Marine_Uncle (Honor must be earned)

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