Back in Iraq, a snag has developed.
Seems the parliament can’t muster enough votes to override a Vice Presidential veto (and how’d we manage to advise the Iraqis to set up a constitution with a vice presidential veto?), so the election may have to be postponed beyond January.
Still plenty of reassuring noises from our generals that this won’t interfere with the “waterfall” aka the beginning of our orderly withdrawal from Iraq.
Less certain is what this says about the Iraqis’ ability to manage their country, when it’s clear the nationalistic and religious divides still lurk beneath the surface. These really aren’t our problem, they just illustrate what a huge mistake it was to invade in the first place.
Gorilla is a bit confused by all this electioneering: “What happens when the Sunnis come off the payroll? Should we ask Karzai’s brother to pick up the tab?”
Tags: Iraq