Posted on 06/01/2006 8:58:03 PM PDT by jmc1969
Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki lashed out at the American military on Thursday, denouncing what he characterized as habitual attacks by troops against Iraqi civilians.
As outrage over reports that American marines killed 24 Iraqis in the town of Haditha last year continued to shake the new government, the country's senior leaders said that they would demand that American officials turn over their investigative files on the killings and that the Iraqi government would conduct its own inquiry.
In his comments, Mr. Maliki said violence against civilians had become a "daily phenomenon" by many troops in the American-led coalition who "do not respect the Iraqi people."
"They crush them with their vehicles and kill them just on suspicion," he said. "This is completely unacceptable." Attacks on civilians will play a role in future decisions on how long to ask American forces to remain in Iraq, the prime minister added.
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The Haditha issue is such old news, I am beginning to suspect that something far more clever is going on here.
I wonder if Bush did not draw attention to this in order to sway Iraqi selections for internal govt posts such as defense.
This media issue is drawing Iraqi politicians out to say whatever looney things they may harbor in their hearts. In so doing, Americans and other key internal players can smoke out dangerous figures who might be aspiring to key posts and block them.
Just some wild thinking on my part.
Well, what do we expect. There isn't a country that we saved their butts or liberated that hasn't turned around a stabbed us in the back. We never learn. Fine, they want us gone...we're gone. They can clean up their own mess, and it is their mess.
In no uncertain terms. The MSM along with other forces are blowing the current climate into a situation where CIC GWB needs to stand up and be firm.
Having questions about certain incidents is fine (from Maliki) but his tone here is completely out of line. 100% out of line and CIC GWB better find reason here to let this man know it.
Placating this BS will only cause more problems.
They can always invite us to leave for good.
Were these comments made at a press conference or were they elicited by leading questions posed by unethical journalists seeking to disrupt the relationship between the Iraqi government and the United States?
Without question - If you've noticed he is using our SOF for his PSD - Pull those shooters off protecting his as$ and lets watch him change his tone -
I was for this operation 100% BUT if this is how they want to repay us then it is time to treat them like we would any other enemy.
wild thinking ...
more likely, this is becoming like the palestinian situation, a slow slide into accepting the unacceptable because the unreasonable are too irrational.
Ping -
Yes, those American car bombs are getting out of hand.
The enemy is routinely killing civilians in Iraq. Case closed.
al-Maliki has got to complain loudly to have any home credibility. He'll weather the storm.
Is is good that I am not President....
There would be one hell of a lot more "dead civilians" in Iraq and elsewhere.....
Semper Fi
If this is going to be the new Iraqi governments reaction in the future then I don't want another American Soldier or Marine to spend another minute there.
I'd caution people to note the source, and to seek another one or two before flipping out.
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