Iraqi parliament EXACTLY RIGHT to go on vacation

[yurbud]

There seems to be a bipartisan bitching point about the Iraqi parliament going on a two month vacation, but the Iraqis are doing exactly the right thing.

Remember when the Texas legislature was doing that mid-census redistricting, and Democrats fled to deprive them of a quorum?

Iraqis may have figured out that is the best way to deprive Bush of the Hydrocarbon Law that will rob Iraq of its oil wealth.

If the Iraqis bring it to a vote now and defeat it, Bush will figure out some way to dissolve parliament and install a govenment that wil do his bidding. Maliki has already said if the Hydrocarbon Law doesn't pass, http://professorsmartass.blogspot.com/2007/03/iraqi-prime-minister-bush-will-fire-me.html">he will be out of job because Bush will withdraw his support. For Maliki and the parliament, it's not hard to imagine that displeasure coming in the form of a terrorist attack or a death squads making some midnight visits with a list of those who voted against the bill.

If the Iraqi parliament votes FOR the Hydrocarbon Law, that midnight visit will be from the insurgents.

So rather than make a decision that could cost them their lives either way, they go on vacation, and put it on the back burner.

And every day, Bush and his war get less popular here, and therefore Bush is less powerful. In two month, the polite suggestions for a withdrawal timetable in the Democratic bill could have solidified with public support into a mandatory timetable, and Congress may have gotten around to investigating the role of oil companies in lobbying for the overthrow of Saddam, and drafting the plan for privatizing everything in Iraq that probably constitutes a war crime under the Geneva and Hague Conventions.
http://professorsmartass.blogspot.com/search?q=geneva
(scroll down for relevant excerpts)

Maybe some Democrats besides http://campaignsandelections.com/oh/releases/index.cfm?ID=483">Dennis Kucinich, http://professorsmartass.blogspot.com/2007/01/on-floor-of-house-of-representatives.html">Jim McDermott and a handful of others will decide to show us the courtesy of talking honestly on camera about the role big oil played in this war.

Like the memo Condi got telling her to cooperate with the energy task force in “the review of operational policies towards rogue states such as Iraq and actions regarding the capture of new and existing oil and gas fields.”
http://professorsmartass.blogspot.com/2007/03/juhasz-whose-oil-is-it-anyway.html

I think the Iraqi parliament has even passed a non-binding resolution of their own on the withdrawal of our troops, just like the slow boil tactic used by Democrats in Congress.
http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/51624

Maybe Bush will end up keeping his promise about democratizin' Iraq--but he won't be happy if he does.

[ProSense]

1. No they're not. No one was dying in Texas.

One thing about this suggestion, similar to your previous idea to give Bush all the money he wants: U.S. troops die and Iraqis die at the hand of U.S. troops. And in two months nothing is going to change. Let Bush withdraw support for Maliki and Congress withdraw support for the war! To hell with Bush!

[yurbud]

3. My previous post was a bit tongue in cheek--the point was Bush wouldn't take that offer

[dave_p]

2. That assumes they want to block the oil law

These crooks would sell their own mother for a bit of power and privilege. They already sold their country in 2003. They don't care about ownership, so long as they get the backhanders and there's a little trickle-down for their constituents.

It's a nice thought, but far-fetched. This won't be stopped in Iraq, only in the US.

[yurbud]

5. crooks are smart enough to know the bullet can come from more than one gun

they know that nationalizing the oil is one of the few popular things Saddam did, and if they pass this law, they can never leave the Green Zone.

[EFerrari]

4. Bingo!

[yurbud]

6. What other real power do they have besides comply or delay? If they say no to Bush, they are dead.

[yurbud]

7. LINKS: Digg, Buzz, & Netscape this

Digg

http://digg.com/world_news/Iraqi_parliament_EXACTLY_RIGHT_to_go_on_vacation

Buzz
http://www.buzzflash.net/story.php?id=12963

Netscape
http://news.netscape.com/story/2007/05/12/iraqi-parliament-exactly-right-to-go-on-vacation/

[bigtree]

8. this is the puppet regime deciding they've gained enough off of the sacrifices of our soliders

Shiites consolidating the imbalanced power we enabled them to acquire.

The point isn't that they should stay. The point is that Bush is expecting our soldiers to sit and wait dfot them to achieve some political nonsense while our soldiers are being killed at a rate of 100 a month.

The attitude of the Bush admin is to use the political nonsense as justification for staying. The Democrats position is that Iraqis should get on with it or watch our backs as we leave.

[yurbud]

9. I think they have a thankless job--and they did sign the petition for us to withdraw

they probably can't vote for it in parliament because the hardcore puppets control what gets to the floor.

I heard a good analysis on the radio the other day. The best way to take over a country is to convince them that it's in their best interest. A distant second is bribing a thin layer of elite at the top to do your bidding. Bush has failed to even win over the upper crust--probably because he's so damn greedy, he doesn't want to let them keep anything.