[Vision2020] Baghdad Is Too Hot For Iraqi Leaders?

[pkraut at moscow.com]

The Ambassador was asked just that question and his answer was this...ever 
watch c-spans coverage of the US Congress and notice all the empty seats?? 
Does it mean that those officials are not working? If Bush goes 
on 'vacation' does it mean that he does not KNOW what's happening?? This 
is the world of internet, cell phones and blogs so it is hard to not know 
what is going on in the world. They are working!


> >From Bob Schieffer's closing commentary on today's (July 15, 
2007) "Face the
> Nation" -
> 
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> Baghdad Is Too Hot For Iraqi Leaders?
> By Bob Schieffer
> 
> I am still not sure that I believe it: The Iraqi parliament is going on
> vacation during the month of August. 
> 
> The White House offers the lame excuse that, after all, Baghdad is hot in
> August - sometimes 130 degrees. 
> 
> May I ask a follow-up? 
> 
> How much hotter do you suppose it is if you are a wearing a helmet, full
> body armor, carrying ammunition and walking foot patrols through 
Baghdad? 
> 
> The last I heard, that is how American troops are spending their August 
in
> Iraq. 
> 
> For me, this does it. 
> 
> God help the Iraqi people because there is not much America can do to 
help a
> government that leaves Americans dying in the streets while the 
parliament
> escapes to cooler climes. 
> 
> Does this mean we should pull out immediately? 
> 
> No. A sudden withdrawal could set the entire region aflame. The truth is
> there are no good options left. But from here on, we need to put aside 
the
> dream of building a democracy in Iraq and focus solely on what is in our
> national interest. 
> 
> It won't be pretty, but for all our good intentions, about all we can do 
now
> is try to contain this mess, pull our troops back from the middle of this
> civil war, and concentrate instead on the terrorist threat that this 
country
> faces around the world. 
> 
> As for what kind of government Iraq needs, let their parliament figure it
> out. They can get right on it when the Baghdad weather turns cooler.
> 
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> Seeya round town, Moscow.
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
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