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2007-07-30 Iraq

Iraq's parliament adjourns until September

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Posted by 2007-07-30 10:34|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Agreed, Mr. Salmon, but it's also their way of telling us they are a soverign nation. The Iraqi Parliment is not Bush's poodle! An action not without risks, to be sure!

And if our Congress can take the month of August off, why not them?

Posted by Bobby 2007-07-30 10:49|| 2007-07-30 10:49|| Front Page Top

#2 IIRC, it's traditional in that part of the world to close institutions down in August because the heat is so intense.

Posted by Mike 2007-07-30 11:04|| 2007-07-30 11:04|| Front Page Top

#3 We need to go in full-force or get out now. If we're not willing to unflinchingly swarm the Middle East with United States military, civilian, and business culture (similar to Europe in WWII) then why sacrifice even ONE MORE AMERICAN for Iraq. If you want the job done right,...

Posted by Squinty Shaviting7720 2007-07-30 12:57|| 2007-07-30 12:57|| Front Page Top

#4 And don't tell me about the heat. The Constitutional Convention didn't have air conditioning either. People are being murdered 50 at a time almost every week. And this "parliament" is gonna take a vacation?!! Shame on them. It's no different than Bush smiling every time he talks about "progress in Iraq". There's nothing to smile about here and it's definitely not time to take a vacation.

Posted by Squinty Shaviting7720 2007-07-30 13:01|| 2007-07-30 13:01|| Front Page Top

#5 IIRC, it's traditional in that part of the world to close institutions down in August because the heat is so intense.

Ditto for DC. Well the humidity, too.

That and the, you know, fund raising.

Posted by eLarson 2007-07-30 21:16|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2007-07-30 21:16|| Front Page Top

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