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White House calls for patience with Iraqi PM
Submitted by newscaster on Fri, 08/24/2007 - 04:35.
The White House called for patience with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and his government on Thursday after a U.S. intelligence report said that the government is "unable to govern effectively." "This is a government that is learning, frankly, learning how to govern. And, no, it is not moving nearly as fast as everyone in Washington would like it to move," National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said. "We currently -- I don't want to say 'we currently' -- but we're standing behind the Prime Minister and the presidency council because they are trying right now in Baghdad to move forward," Johndroe said. The National Intelligence Estimate, released by the office of the Director of National Intelligence on Thursday, described Maliki's government as "unable to govern effectively." "The Iraqi government will become more precarious over the next six to 12 months because of criticism by other members of the major Shia coalition" as well as Sunni and Kurdish parties, the intelligence report said. U.S. President George W. Bush reiterated on Wednesday his support for Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Addressing military veterans in Kansas City, Missouri, Bush said, "Prime Minister Maliki's a good guy, a good man with a difficult job and I support him." WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (Xinhua)-- ************************************************************************ *QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION In your opinion, should the United States support Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki despite the report calling his government ‘unable to govern effecctively’? National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe began to say that the council “currently” supports Maliki, and then decidedly said “I don’t want to say ‘we currently’”. Why do you think he didn’t want to say that? ************************************************************************ Source: |
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