Former "Bush Puppet" Iraqi PM Calls for US Withdrawal

[kpete]

Former "Bush Puppet" Iraqi PM Calls for US Withdrawal
by: Maya Schenwar, t r u t h o u t | Report

Dr. Ayad Allawi, the former interim Iraqi prime minister previously referred to even by US Congress members as a "Bush puppet," voiced his strong support for a US withdrawal timeline during a Wednesday Congressional hearing.

During his term in office, from June 2004 to April 2005, Allawi endorsed the US's controversial bombings of Fallujah and echoed Bush's speeches almost word for word in many of his own statements; The Washington Post reported that Bush administration officials coached Allawi on the content of his public comments. Prior to his involvement in the US-backed, post-invasion Iraqi government, Allawi worked with the CIA.

Yet, on Wednesday, Allawi blatantly called for "a time frame for reduction of US forces," a statement that stands in stark contrast to the hazy, deadline-less "time horizon" recently advocated by President Bush. Allawi stressed that the Iraqi people's wishes should take precedence in any agreement on the future of the American presence in Iraq.

more at:
http://www.truthout.org/article/former-bush-puppet-iraqi-pm-calls-us-withdrawal

[Hydra]

1. I'm surprised the Bush admin is putting up with this

I really expected them to make an object lesson out of Maliki, and in lack of a nasty response, the the dissent is spreading.

[pampango]

2. Hopefully, other "Bush puppets" will start to develop some backbone

and cut the "strings".

That raises the question of whether "puppets" who remain loyal to their puppet master long after it is advantageous are in any way superior to those puppets who suddenly develop independent thoughts once the puppet master is on the outs. And if a puppet "comes to life" was it really a "puppet" to begin with or simply a cold, calculating politician who saw temporary advantage in accommodating another cold, calculating politician?