[Dean's World] Dave Price: Major Iraqi Benchmark Achieved: De-Baathification Law Passed

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Posted by Dave Price:
Major Iraqi Benchmark Achieved: De-Baathification Law Passed
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1200163802.shtml


   [1]Great news for Iraq. Reconciliation is happening. And one wonders
   if [2]this Ammar al-Hakim story from yesterday had a lot to do with
   it.

     Some Shi'ite lawmakers said the new law was too lax and some Sunnis
     said it was still too severe, but a majority backed its main
     provisions in drawn-out, article-by-article voting.

   Heh. That sounds like suspiciously like... democracy. You could
   replace Sunni and Shi'ite with Republican and Democrat and it would
   apply to a lot of legislation here in America.
   Speaking of our own [3]despised lawmakers, one has to wonder what the
   new "Surrender Iraq To Terrorists Caucus" talking points will be. For
   some time now the mantra has been "no political progress," and while
   its doubtful many of them really believed that (given all the
   grassroots reconciliation, sharing of oil revenues, and hiring of
   Baathists that had already happened) that mantra's going to have to
   change now: "little political progress" just doesn't have the air of
   hopelessness that goes with "no political progress." My guess is
   they'll make harping on the cost in lives and money their primary
   focus, as that's probably their best argument now.
   How do you think the defeatist message will change? Or is that too
   cynical, and is it possible many will embrace the possibility of a
   successful mission in Iraq?

References

   1. http://news.yahoo.com/fc/world/iraq;_ylt=Ao8kgqUzROC8x_UBEjwrPwZg.3QA;_ylu=X3oDMTA2ZGZwam4yBHNlYwNmYw--
   2. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080111/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_080101205417;_ylt=Aq44aRsNCqXGjtN.VrPe0Q1X6GMA
   3. http://www.newsroomamerica.com/politics/story.php?id=403994