Iraqi PM: Condi giving "moral boosts" to terrorists

Posted by Evan Derkacz at 6:46 AM on January 19, 2007.

Iraqis take PR lessons to heart

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Come on Mr. Bush, any 3rd grader can get their way by saying that their opponent is aiding terrorists. What'd you think I was, a Democrat?

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In a subtle-as-Shrek diplomacy move last week, Condi Rice told the "sovereign" Iraqi government that should they be unable to stop sectarian violence -- aka Civil War -- they are living on "borrowed time."

That's democramacy.

The Iraqi PM didn't like having the Bush administration's tragedy pawned off on him (no matter how "grateful" the Iraqi population) so he struck back:

"I wish that we could receive strong messages of support from the US so we don't give some boost to the terrorists and make them feel that they might have achieved success."

Ouch. The obvious truth of this statement doesn't change the fact that I don't know if that's a sincerely felt sentiment or a savvy PR move, but either way I think that old Biblical saw about living with the sword and dying by it fits the bill....

Tagged as: iraq, terrorism, condi rice, maliki, pr

Evan Derkacz is an AlterNet editor. He writes and edits PEEK, the blog of blogs.

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BUSH IS WORLD'S NUMBER ONE TERRORIST [Report this comment] Posted by: SALLY EVANS on Jan 19, 2007 8:21 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] BUSH WANTED TO INVADE IRAQ TO SHUT UP SADDAM AND PROFUSELY PRACTICE EXCESSIVE BOMBING OF INNOCENTS TO MAKE IT NECESSARY TO BUILD MORE WEAPONS. BUSH IS WORLD'S NUMBER ONE TERRORIST. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: BUSH IS WORLD'S NUMBER ONE TERRORIST Posted by: desdinova The oil fields are back in the west's hands [Report this comment] Posted by: fedupw/bush on Jan 19, 2007 1:52 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] The main reason we went to War was ,to get the oil fields back & now the Iraqi gov. has almost signed every oil field over to the Western oil companys. The PM has done everything he's been told to do,He just doesn't like Bush & Co. making him look bad.! Bye the way we are currently building 14 bases there,instead of getting their water,gas,electric company working. Of course ,we are not using Iraqi workman, we are using ONLY American co's to do all the building! You know all those companys..HalaBush&Chaney, who ever it was that gave them the most !!!!! [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » Not yet, but maybe soon... the question is "Can they hold them?" Posted by: Prophit

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