The Republican Party's "democracy" in Iraq
Just as owns many US politicians, it may soon own Iraq's chief executive. As President Bush remains steadfastly supportive of current Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, a Republican lobbying firm wants to install one of their as the new leader of Iraq:
A senior Bush administration official told CNN the White House is awareof the lobbying campaign by Barbour Griffith & Rogers because thefirm is "blasting e-mails all over town" criticizing al-Maliki andpromoting the firm's client, former interim Iraqi Prime Minister AyadAllawi, as an alternative to al-Maliki.
That's right -- they want to install someone who was not legitimately elected by the Iraqi people to become the new Prime Minister of a "democratic" Iraq. So when Bush talks about Iraq being a democracy, that is not the truth.
But they say Allawi has the :
In 2004, Allawi was made the interim prime minister until electionscould be held. Experts also believe he is supported by Gulf states waryof Iran's influence in the Iraqi government.
In January 2005, elections pushed Allawi and other members of his partyout of power. He has made no secret of desiring a return to the primeminister's seat.
We would be putting someone in who the Iraqis kicked out of power -- the equivalent of reinstalling Dennis Hastert as House Speaker. Ironically, the man leading the effort to bring back Ayad Allawi is , who served as Bush's envoy to Iraq in 2004.
If Allawi was installed as the new Prime Minister, the government in Iraq would be indebted to Republican lobbyists, making certain that the United States would meddle in Iraqi affairs for years to come.
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