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Iraq
Biden calls Maliki about sectarian tensions
2011-12-21
Duck and cover...
Vice President Biden spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Council of Representatives Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi on Tuesday, as sectarian tensions in the country rose after U.S. troops pulled out Sunday.

An arrest warrant was issued Monday for Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, a Sunni, who then accused al-Maliki, a Shiite, of issuing "fabricated charges."

The dust-up has raised concerns that the Sunni-Shiite relations will unravel in Iraq without U.S. troops there to keep the peace.
Gee, wonder when that concern came up?
Republican senators hammered President Obama on Tuesday for allowing U.S. troops to leave, blaming the renewed tensions on the lack of a U.S. deterrent. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) called for the administration to re-open negotiations for a small U.S. military presence in Iraq.

Biden told the Iraqi leaders Tuesday that the United States was monitoring the situation closely, according to a White House readout of the call. The vice president emphasized the need for an "inclusive partnership government" and the importance of acting within the Iraqi constitution. He stressed the need for the prime minister and leaders of the other major blocs to meet and work out their differences.
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#7  Wasn't he just over there?

Perhaps getting a phone call from the prez.."Ah, President Obama, nice to hear from you again, will you be discussing something other than your basketball brackets this morning?"
Posted by: swksvolFF   2011-12-21 20:56  

#6  Well, the Sunnis aren't the enemy per se. Or was it the Shiites? Well, it isn't one of them...or is it?
Posted by: Plugs Biden: VPOTUS   2011-12-21 14:26  

#5  The Sage of Delaware™

Proof that the Founding Fathers got one thing wrong about our Constitution: not every small state has two qualified citizens to send to the Senate.
Posted by: Steve White   2011-12-21 12:50  

#4  Is there anything more tedious and demeaning that getting a lecturing phone call from The Sage of Delaware™?

Getting a hectoring phone call from the smartest woman in the world?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2011-12-21 11:53  

#3  I agree we need to have some troops in Iraq.
Posted by: sergio   2011-12-21 11:43  

#2  "Vice Moron Biden on the line for you"

Is there anything more tedious and demeaning that getting a lecturing phone call from The Sage of Delaware™?
Posted by: Frank G   2011-12-21 09:52  

#1  Meanwhile the Blamer-in-Chief will continue to stroke division at home in a desperate attempt to retain power.
Posted by: P2Kontheroad   2011-12-21 09:20  

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