[AdmSmith]

Allawi as PM is my bet.

Chalabi has caused most of the problems and should be dumped
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/LH03Ak02.html

[Pan_Yan]

Chalabi has caused most of the problems and should be dumped

I read a book called Shadow Warriors: The Untold Story of Traitors, Saboteurs, and the Party of Surrender by Ken Timmerman. In it he asserts that the Bush hating liberals in the CIA and State Department did all they could to sabotage Chalabi (along with the rest of the Iraq war effort) and they were very effective.

[Nonstatist]

Allawi as PM is my bet...Chalabi has caused most of the problems and should be dumped

Where does Chalabi fit in the current discussion? He seems more like a historical figure at this point.

It could be Allawi or even Adel Abdul Mehdi, who is backed by Hakim's group, although I cant imagine an alliance there.

If Maliki is dumped by State of Law, then maybe something interesting could happen.. But what a mess..

[Mr_Tiki]

Actually Allawi has now sadly become Sadr's greatest ally! In fact Sadr and his supporters want Maliki out because he doesn't like them. And Allawi INSISTS on having the Sadrists in! Allawi's meeting with Sadr was headlines news few days ago and he is relying on them to form a government, which is very sad indeed.

from this link: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2010/0720/Breakthrough-for-new-Iraq-government-Allawi-meets-Maliki-Sadr

[SunkenCiv]

al-Sadr should be shot in the head, and his carcass dumped in the street to be devoured by dogs. But I’m funny that way. :’)

Thanks, and IMHO, you’re right. But it will require some more bloodshed I think.