Posted on 10/25/2006 8:25:52 AM PDT by MNJohnnie
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1725292/posts?page=1
Iraqi Government Plans to Demobilize Illegal Militias
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2006 – The Iraqi government has plans to demobilize all illegal militias, including radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s so-called “Mahdi Army,” the senior U.S. diplomat in Iraq said today.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki “has agreed to getting rid of the militias,” U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad told reporters at a Baghdad news conference.
Illegal militias that commit violence and murder need to be dealt with, Khalilzad said, noting the Iraqi government recognizes that fact.
Maliki wants to demobilize all the militias, including al-Sadr’s, Khalilzad said. Yet, he noted, U.S. officials don’t have direct contact with Sadr, although there is some interaction with some of Sadr’s representatives in the Iraqi Assembly.
Khalilzad said he believes that an integrated, political approach is the best way to try to convince militia leaders to disband their men and stack arms.
However, Maliki doesn’t rule out the use of force to coerce the militias to disband, Khalilzad said. “We will see what happens,” he added.
Khalilzad said he believes the Iraqi government is taking the right path in addressing the militia issue. Iraq’s prime minister is anxious for Iraqis to assume more security roles and responsibilities, to include dealing the problem of militias, the ambassador said.
Meanwhile, U.S., coalition and Iraqi security forces “are actively tracking, targeting, detaining people who are operating in death squads, and their leadership, who are breaking the law,” Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr, commander of Multinational Force Iraq, said.
When Iraq’s government zeroes in on the militia issue, then the Iraqi security forces will become the dominant security forces in the country, Casey predicted.
“I think it will happen,” he said.
Glad Sean stuck it to her.
You have my sides hurting today! :-)
LLS
Yhello, Yhello!
I haven't seen that kind of crabby since election '04.
Hello how are things on your side of the state?
Sawyer was acting almost hysterical. It was pitiful. Sean did great!
The lie that Iraq is a disaster is as big a lie as that embryonic stem cell research shows promise in curing anything. Embryonic stem cells cause cancer and tumors and media reporting that Iraq is a disaster is a cancer too. The miltiary is doing a great job there, killing tens of thousands of terrorists the past three and a half years. The reality of that will come out and be known, and those who have lied about Iraq for three years will have a lot of explaining to do.
It was on a FR thread, I'll try to find it.
I'm sure Sean will have some clips on his show.
Might be on his site. I do not have it.
Amen!
My sides are hurting for other reason....got the yuk going around.
I agree, that wouldn't be like you at all, Hun. Please stop by to say hello to your FRiends, tho?
D**n right!!! Fox is a fair target now. If he doesn't have the b***s to be attacked for his LIES supporting Democrats and embryonic stem cell research to attack Republicans, then he should have kept his d**n mouth shut and just kept making his little tv shows. People shouldn't open their mouths if they don't have the b***s to take criticism, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY KNOW THEY ARE LYING WHEN THEY SPEAK!!! Michael J. Fox is a dirty little liar and a scum bag, pure and simple.
I think it does! lol
I will Fudd. I promise.
Your a great guy. Keep posting.
I hope you feel better soon!
LLS
Windy, overcast and cool. Tryin' to get this house in order after two weeks of coming and going and living out of bags.
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