Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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Noticed this qualifier towards the end?


"If, on the other hand, the Shia control themselves and the central government acts responsibly...."


As for the Iraqi government acting responsibly, you did see this...?


"JACK CAFFERTY, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, apparently things are going so well in Iraq these days, that the parliament there is planning to take two months off this summer. Needless to say, that's not sitting too well with a lot of people. On a recent visit to Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert Gates told the Panama, Nouri Al-Maliki, that lawmakers should not take July and August off until they pass key measures, including laws on de-Baathification, local elections and oil sharing."

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0704/30/sitroom.01.html