Iraqi parliamentarians disagree over postponing summer holiday

[sabra]

Source: Voice of Iraq

Baghdad, May 8, (VOI)-Iraqi parliamentarians disagreed over the nature of the request made by U.S. President George W. Bush for the Iraqi parliament to postpone its summer holiday until all necessary laws and regulations are passed. Some parliamentarians described the request as "unreasonable and unacceptable," others said that it is only an "advice," while a third group indicated that the issue "only concerns the Iraqi parliament."

MP Mahmoud Uthman from the Kurdistan Coalition, the second largest bloc in the Iraqi parliament with 55 seats out of 275, told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI), "We consider the U.S. request to postpone the parliament's holiday an unreasonable and unacceptable interference in our affairs."

Indicating that Iraqi parliamentarians know what is best for their country, in reference to a decision made by them last year to reduce their summer holiday to one month, Uthman said that no country has the right to interfere in the Iraqi parliament's affairs. Citing an imbalance in relations between the two countries, Uthman added, "The U.S. side acts unreasonably and interferes in all Iraqi matters."

Last year, a number of Iraqi politicians, intellectuals and ordinary people expressed their dissatisfaction with the parliament's two-month summer holiday, prompting parliamentarians to reduce it to one month.

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[gratuitous]

1. Strange headline

Seems the only "disagreement" among the members of the Iraqi Parliament is just how far George should stick it.

[kimmylavin]

2. LOL

Exactly.

[brooklynite]

3. Heaven knows, W wouldn't take a vacation if their was work to be done...

[Robbien]

4. Why all the complaints this year?

The Iraqi government has taken off for the summer all during the occupation. The first year may be the exception because there wasn't an Iraqi government in existence after the shock and awe.

Why is BushCo complaining this time?

[Igel]

5. Benchmarks. n/t

[LeftHander]

6. So fucking hot even suicide bombers will balk....

114 degrees in the open....,sandstorms.....I say take the summer off....in fact the US should take the summer off and come home too...

Mother Nature is telling them them lay down the weapons and sit in the shade drinking coffee....remember what it is like to be human beings...