That's what makes me so pi**** off,with ALL these politicians!
They gather,like vultures,on the 'fence' of devastation,squabbling with themselves about WHO will get the BIGGEST share of 'bones to pick',of the ORDINARY peace-loving,scared and grieving CITIZENS,of Iraq.
DISGRACEFUL!
The Iraqi people,are rounded up,and divided behind cement walls,into various sectarian segregation 'refugee camps' created by corporate/business power/land grabbers,and ARE VERY LOW on the priority lists of prospective OCCUPIERS!
Oh sorry! It's election TIME!
I should say,"YES,It's the 'surge' that's working!" LOL.
Yeh right!
Each of the 'vultures' is endearing themselves to the Iraqi citizens,more or less saying,
"Psst! Side with me and I'LL pick your bones quicker and with LESS pain than HE will!" lol!
or
"Vote for me,and I'll leave you a bit MORE MEAT on your measily bones than SHE will,then if you want to feed your family,you can join MY ARMY" LOL.
or,
"Side with us and we won't come in the dark hours of the night and SHOOT your family!"
Talk about the 'best of a bad bunch'!

I am embarrassed that MY America is one of those 'vultures' waiting on the fence,with Iran and other 'neighbors'to loot the Iraqis,use them and abuse them while they are tired,scared,sick,injured and vulnerable.
That's like the same person who breaks your legs from under you saying,
"Here! jump in and I'll take you to the hospital"!

After what our Government has done to Iraq ALREADY,we should be helping Iraqis,UNCONDITIONALLY,to get stronger and BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT and economically,educationally,culturally SOLVENT again.

Instead, all outside entities promise UNCONDITIONAL 'LOVE' and 'support',ON CONDITION that the Iraqi people GIVE the non-Iraqi 'vultures' a NICE BIG pile of Iraqi economic/resource/and geo-strategic land TO PICK AT,indefinately!
We(and the Iranians) DO NOT belong there! Unless invited IN!

I am SICK of corrupt politicians speaking MY VOICE for me overseas,saying,"this is how AMERICANS speak and think".
INVARIABLY,they do NOT SPEAK for their own nations ordinary grassroots people,whether Iraqi,Iranian or American.

-Ahmadinejad does NOT speak for the Iranian people.LOL!
He is ONLY the 'campaign trail' President BELOW the Ayatollah(The "Supreme Leader")!
-Bush/Cheney/Rice etc, ABSOLUTELY,do not echo the generally held opinions of MOST ordinary Americans,they echo the VOICES of corruption ONLY, that's why the majority of Americans want to see them IN JAIL,and ALL OUR TROOPS OUT OF Iraq and Afghanistan,and ANY other nation we are presently interfering with POLITICALLY or militarily!
The only reason this US administration 'speaks' for this nation,IS BECAUSE we ALLOWED them to STEAL the MICROPHONE,after they rigged the last general election,and WE,the people,DID NOTHING about it!!
They are OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS,not visa versa!
-Maliki,and perhaps many of the Iraqi Government members,are ALSO already comfortably in the pockets of the OILY 'vultures' looking for THEIR OWN 'bones to pick' too!
So Iranian,Iraqi and American people have something BIG in common!
WE ALL HAVE Governments that DO NOT represent the ordinary people or ECHO their true voice! LOL!

Ahmadinejad should get his facts right first!
"The Iraqi people do not like the Americans"? That's A BIT SWEEPING SIR!
I would have thought(and hoped)that most ordinary Iraqis would prefer to say,
"we don't like the American Government"!
Because right now, most of America DOESN'T like it own Government EITHER,because it DOES NOT REPRESENT THE PEOPLE!
Same in Iran,same in Iraq! LOL!

Ahmadinejad,Rice and Maliki et al,are ALL POLITICAL 'VULTURES',whichever flag flies from their 'TALONS'!
They will soar above ANY airspace,where they can smell a 'fresh kill' with 'tasty MEAT' below(especially if it has OIL/GAS dripping from it)!
I,personally,would like to see Iraq stand independent of ALL,without ANY foreign military presence,beside their OWN.
I would like to see Iraq DECIDING who it does RESOURCE business with,and making sure that their OWN nation get the majority percentage of profits to filter BACK into rebuilding the infrastructure of their UNITED nation!
I would ONLY go to Iraq,as an INVITED civilian guest,and I would help them as much as I could to rebuild,renew,and gain back their NATIONAL UNITY,pride and identity.
They can do it,and it will take time,and united patience,for sure.
And the American people are here to help,IF THE IRAQIS INVITE US!

Iraqis shouldn't GIVE in to hovering 'VULTURES',with empty promises and self-seeking agendas.
Anyone who seeks to DIVIDE Iraq,as a nation,is NOT their friend,regardless of where they come from!

Peace,Salaam,Shalom!

Peace, Shalom, Salaam

Igor

Achmadinejad Iraqi or Iranian? "Ahmadinejad stated that Iraq could defend itself and block the influence of foreigners." This include Iranian influence?

It's been more than half a year since Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad embarked on a historic trip to Baghdad, accusing the United States of fueling the violence in Iraq and portraying his nation as a close friend of the neighbor it once fought in a bitter eight-year war.

"The Iraqi people do not like the Americans," Ahmadinejad said back then at a press conference with U.S.-backed Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

A few days ago, the Iranian president called on Iraqis to reject a security agreement which would allow U.S. troops to remain in Iraq for three years. Ahmadinejad stated that Iraq could defend itself and block the influence of foreigners. But U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dismissed his claim and told reporters Thursday in Mexico that Iraqis can defend their interests without the input of Iranians.

Who is she kidding?


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamal-dajani/bushs-shiites-vs-ahmadine_b_137502.html