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Joe S.
Guest
So -- now what will Bush do when his boy al-Malaki is dumped by his own
people????
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(CBS) For four years, Iraqis have been waiting in lines at gas stations in
Baghdad, waiting for their lives to get better. But, as CBS News chief
foreign correspondent Lara Logan reports, the situation has gotten worse and
their government is now in crisis.
That has led senior Iraqi leaders to demand drastic change. CBS News has
learned that on July 15, they plan to ask for a no-confidence vote in the
Iraqi parliament as the first step to bringing down the government of Prime
Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Even those closest to the Iraqi prime minister, from his own party, admit
the political situation is desperate.
"I feel there is no strategy, so the people become hopeless," said Faliy al
Fayadh, an MP from the Dawa Party. "You can live without petrol, without
electricity, but you can't live without hope."
Iraq's prime minister is facing his most serious challenge yet. The
no-confidence vote will be requested by the largest block of Sunni
politicians, who are part of a broad political alliance called the Iraq
Project. What they want is a new government run by ministers who are
appointed for their expertise, not their party loyalty.
The Iraq Project is known to the highest levels of the U.S. government. CBS
News has learned it was discussed in detail on Vice President Dick Cheney's
most recent visit to Baghdad, when he met with the Iraqi Vice President
Tariq al-Hashimi.
Al-Maliki has announced his own alliance to try save his government, but
even his vice president says that's little more than a short-term fix.
"Cosmetic change is not going to serve the interests of Iraqis is not going
to stabilize, is not going to improve security , what we need is much bigger
that that," said al Hashimi, the leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party.
Leaders of the Iraq Project claim they have the necessary votes to force
al-Maliki to resign, but that has yet to be tested in parliament. For now,
the U.S. is still standing by the Iraqi leader
people????
QUOTE
(CBS) For four years, Iraqis have been waiting in lines at gas stations in
Baghdad, waiting for their lives to get better. But, as CBS News chief
foreign correspondent Lara Logan reports, the situation has gotten worse and
their government is now in crisis.
That has led senior Iraqi leaders to demand drastic change. CBS News has
learned that on July 15, they plan to ask for a no-confidence vote in the
Iraqi parliament as the first step to bringing down the government of Prime
Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Even those closest to the Iraqi prime minister, from his own party, admit
the political situation is desperate.
"I feel there is no strategy, so the people become hopeless," said Faliy al
Fayadh, an MP from the Dawa Party. "You can live without petrol, without
electricity, but you can't live without hope."
Iraq's prime minister is facing his most serious challenge yet. The
no-confidence vote will be requested by the largest block of Sunni
politicians, who are part of a broad political alliance called the Iraq
Project. What they want is a new government run by ministers who are
appointed for their expertise, not their party loyalty.
The Iraq Project is known to the highest levels of the U.S. government. CBS
News has learned it was discussed in detail on Vice President Dick Cheney's
most recent visit to Baghdad, when he met with the Iraqi Vice President
Tariq al-Hashimi.
Al-Maliki has announced his own alliance to try save his government, but
even his vice president says that's little more than a short-term fix.
"Cosmetic change is not going to serve the interests of Iraqis is not going
to stabilize, is not going to improve security , what we need is much bigger
that that," said al Hashimi, the leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party.
Leaders of the Iraq Project claim they have the necessary votes to force
al-Maliki to resign, but that has yet to be tested in parliament. For now,
the U.S. is still standing by the Iraqi leader
