Comments on: Sadr Surrenders, Maliki Mocks, Cordesman Confuses http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/30/sadr-surrenders-maliki-mocks/ Defending the liberal tradition in history, science, and philosophy. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:34:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rocketeer http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/30/sadr-surrenders-maliki-mocks/#comment-153212 Rocketeer Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:19:21 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/30/sadr-surrenders-maliki-mocks/#comment-153212 <i>What’s missing from your commentary, Dave, is that Iraq has a parliamentary system, that nobody has an outight majority, and that Maliki’s militia are just as much “goons” as Moqtada al-Sadr’s.</i> This comment illustrates such a complete lack of comprehension of how a parliamentary systems works it makes me weep. What’s missing from your commentary, Dave, is that Iraq has a parliamentary system, that nobody has an outight majority, and that Maliki’s militia are just as much “goons” as Moqtada al-Sadr’s.

This comment illustrates such a complete lack of comprehension of how a parliamentary systems works it makes me weep.

]]> By: BillINDC http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/30/sadr-surrenders-maliki-mocks/#comment-153199 BillINDC Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:42:49 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/30/sadr-surrenders-maliki-mocks/#comment-153199 I can't really speak to Dawa, but Cordesman's logic about ISCI is correct: most parties agree that they will have a hard time with the Sadrists in the upcoming elections. So this can be seen as one of their goals - to weaken the Sadrists that is - ahead of such elections. But the fact remains that what kicked it off - criminality and lawlessness in S Iraq - is a legit reason for the central government to assert its authority. I can’t really speak to Dawa, but Cordesman’s logic about ISCI is correct: most parties agree that they will have a hard time with the Sadrists in the upcoming elections. So this can be seen as one of their goals – to weaken the Sadrists that is – ahead of such elections. But the fact remains that what kicked it off – criminality and lawlessness in S Iraq – is a legit reason for the central government to assert its authority.

]]> By: Snippet http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/30/sadr-surrenders-maliki-mocks/#comment-153194 Snippet Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:02:32 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/30/sadr-surrenders-maliki-mocks/#comment-153194 On another note, what exactly is wrong with the government of Iraqi fighting for control of those parts of the country that have "...until now, eluded its grasp?" On another note, what exactly is wrong with the government of Iraqi fighting for control of those parts of the country that have “…until now, eluded its grasp?”

]]> By: Dave Schuler http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/30/sadr-surrenders-maliki-mocks/#comment-153191 Dave Schuler Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:28:32 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/30/sadr-surrenders-maliki-mocks/#comment-153191 What's missing from your commentary, Dave, is that Iraq has a parliamentary system, that nobody has an outight majority, and that Maliki's militia are just as much “goons” as Moqtada al-Sadr's. Whose are the government forces? Both? Neither? Additionally, I don't think we have enough details about what units are participating in the conflict to draw reasonable conclusions. If the Interior Ministry's Iraqi Police Service is participating, that's just the Badr militia by another name. What’s missing from your commentary, Dave, is that Iraq has a parliamentary system, that nobody has an outight majority, and that Maliki’s militia are just as much “goons” as Moqtada al-Sadr’s.

Whose are the government forces? Both? Neither?

Additionally, I don’t think we have enough details about what units are participating in the conflict to draw reasonable conclusions. If the Interior Ministry’s Iraqi Police Service is participating, that’s just the Badr militia by another name.

]]> By: Snippet http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/30/sadr-surrenders-maliki-mocks/#comment-153190 Snippet Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:13:06 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/30/sadr-surrenders-maliki-mocks/#comment-153190 Does the democratically elected government of Iraq now control Basra(h)? If not, this is not victory, and no one has "surrendered." If so, great (I think). Does the democratically elected government of Iraq now control Basra(h)?

If not, this is not victory, and no one has “surrendered.”

If so, great (I think).

]]> By: Mc Kiernan http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/30/sadr-surrenders-maliki-mocks/#comment-153189 Mc Kiernan Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:54:51 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2008/03/30/sadr-surrenders-maliki-mocks/#comment-153189 Bezerkeley Update <a href="http://www.zombietime.com/pro-troops_rally_berkeley_3-22-2008/" rel="nofollow">Pro-Troops Rally at Marines Recruiting Office in Berkeley, Ca.</a> Bezerkeley Update

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