U.S., U.N. Blindsided on Iraq PM Announcement

Yahoo News/Reuters ^ | 5/28/04 | Caren Bohan

[My2Cents]

This is "Goiters," which has as it's unofficial moto, "Inside every silver lining, there's a dark cloud."

"It's Bush's fault!" Well, actually, if this Iraqi interim PM decision is a sign of chaos, then blame it on the UN guy who's suppose to be guiding the process. It's another reason the UN should butt the heck out of anything involving Iraq.

[Williams]

Right, where is the problem with this? And for how long did "confusion reign?" What BS.

[ThePythonicCow]

So if the Iraqi's make a decision, we're blindsided, and if we make a decision, we're being overbearing colonialiasts.

Hmmm ... that's a no-win analysis.

No no - I got it - whatever happens on Bush's watch is bad, and whatever happens when we have a 'Rat president is good.

Yes - that makes more sense. Now I see the "logic" of this.

[johnb838]

I think this is GREAT news. For one thing, the Iraqis showed they are ready to make decisions. Secondly, Allawi sounds like a very good man. And thirdly, this leaves "Lockdown" Brahimi, the anti-semitic creep, standing there with egg all over his ugly racist face.

[nwrep]

This is reuters' spin. No one else is reporting it this way. Ignore what the commie faggots from reuters have to say.

[el_texicano]

Well, my question is, "How do they KNOW there was confusion?" And what does the writer here define as "confusion"??? Sounds like the source for this is from the holdover Clintonians THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BOOTED ON INAUGURATION DAY, 2000!!!!

[Mister Baredog]

But it was the U.S. appointed-Iraqi Governing Council and an aide to Allawi who first disclosed his selection to the top job in the transitional Iraqi government.

Great, that's the way it's supposed to be.

The road to a free Iraq takes another baby step.

[colorado tanker]

This sounds like a cover story to give the guy a leg up with Iraqi public opinion by making him sound like an Iraqi choice, not a UN or US choice.

[TexKat]

Ping

[Argus]

Whoever he is, I hope he's well guarded and that his limo is an Abrams tank.

[Dog Gone]

Even CBS isn't spinning it this way. Reuters might as well be from Mars.

[swarthyguy]

Brahimi's starting to get his work done.

No confusion. The IGC and Brahimi chose this guy. Since he's on the IGC, he won't be backing down. He's used to the situation. Good.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Well, how about that.

[cookcounty]

"Allawi sounds like a very good man"

What SOMEpeople don't like is that Allawi has stated on several occasions that Saddam was involved in 9-11.

[RJL]

Said Brahimi spokesman Ahmad Fawzi: "Mr. Brahimi welcomes the decision to nominate Mr. Allawi."

But those comments came only after a series of U.S. officials had told reporters that as far as they knew, the selection process was not yet complete.

"Mr. Brahimi has not put forward, to the best of my knowledge, a name of -- final recommendations for the interim Iraqi government," White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters.

This must be the multilateral decision making the UN and French insist on.

/scarcasm

[cyncooper]

This is "Goiters," which has as it's unofficial moto, "Inside every silver lining, there's a dark cloud."

Thank you for summarizing exactly what I thought reading this tripe.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I like it!

More on Allawi over here:

Iyad Allawi to Be Iraqi PM - Allawi Aide

[cyncooper]

This is reuters' spin. No one else is reporting it this way.

I have to say that Fox had a hint of this tone in their reporting. While they were talking about it I was thinking "Now try and tell us the U.S. handpicked this".

Actually, they probably WILL turn around and say that as things proceed.

[oceanview]

bingo.

[cyncooper]

This sounds like a cover story to give the guy a leg up with Iraqi public opinion by making him sound like an Iraqi choice, not a UN or US choice.

That's what I thought listening to the Fox discussion (but evidently it didn't occur to any of them).