[Vision2020] Baghdad Is Too Hot For Iraqi Leaders?

[Sue Hovey]

Pat,

Do you mean by, "they are working," to refer to Bush, Congress, or the Iraqi 
Parliament?  Or was all that a complete quote from the Ambassador?  Was this 
from your C Span reference in another posting?

Parliament members who take a vacation while our troops in Iraq stay on, 
constitutes more than "not working."  It's complete disregard for the 
fighters who swelter and die in the heat of a Baghdad summer while they 
carry on in cooler climes.  The extent of their work as policy makers is 
almost incidental to the utter disregard they show for those who must stay 
and fight.  Nothing I read in any of the media, with the clear exception of 
the President's press conference,  make any claim that this fight is going 
well, or has the potential to do so.

In closing, I do understand and agree with you on the point about Bush and 
his vacation.  When Bush goes on vacation I suspect he knows just as much as 
when he is not on vacation.

Sue


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <pkraut at moscow.com>
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Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2007 2:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Baghdad Is Too Hot For Iraqi Leaders?


> 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" -
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>>
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>
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>>
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