But at least this time it wasn't because of a soccer game.
Antiwar Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki today after he got back from tackling security issues in Mosul. (Reuters)
Crazy Aunt Nan...
Poor antiwar Nancy Pelosi was left stranded in Baghdad for 24 hours before the Iraqi Prime Minister made it back to Baghdad to meet with her.
TIME Magazine reported:
Pelosi is something of a nonentity to average Iraqis. If they know who she is at all, she is generally seen as an antiwar caricature figure, someone whose views on U.S. troop withdrawals are widely considered unrealistic.Hat Tip BG
Pelosi has said she wants to see most U.S. troops withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the 2008, a time frame virtually no Iraqi political leader sees as feasible. Not even Mahdi Army militia leader Moqtada al-Sadr, the fiercest advocate of a U.S. withdrawal on the scene, has called for such a rapid withdrawal of U.S. forces. Rather, Sadr contends that the Americans should simply announce a reasonable timetable for the departure of U.S. forces.
The lack of popularity of Pelosi's views was evident in the fact that her first day on the ground Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki did not make an effort to see her. Maliki is currently in the northern city of Mosul overseeing a crackdown on insurgent networks there. But the city has been largely quiet in recent days, and there was no obvious pressing reason for the prime minister to skip Pelosi's arrival.
Pelosi may not get much more warmth from the American military leaders she plans to meet either. Pelosi argued against sending additional surge forces to Iraq, a plan overseen by Gen. David Petraeus that is now widely credited with reducing the levels of violence in Iraq. Moreover, Pelosi made waves on Capitol Hill in November by saying U.S. troops were torturing detainees - an accusation generally not taken well by men and women in uniform of any rank.
Not even crazy al-Sadr wants a such a rapid withdrawal of US troops from Iraq.
...Now that is bad.
The sad thing is though- she doesn't care!
Later today the Iraqi parliament speaker al-Mashhadani lectured US Speaker Nancy Pelosi on her moral duty to Iraq.
Aswat Al-Iraq reported:
Iraq’s Parliament Speaker al-Mashhadani met on Saturday his U.S. counterpart Nancy Pelosi currently visiting Iraq, expressing his concern over a non-binding congressional resolution to withdraw the U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2009.After their meeting today, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki released a statement saying Pelosi expressed her support for the Iraq during their meeting.
“Despite the improved capabilities of the Iraqi forces to carry out military operation in places such as Basra and Mosul, they are not fully capable to preserve the people of Iraq and its riches,” Mashhadani told reporters after meeting Pelosi in Baghdad.
“I reminded her of the moral duty of the U.S. toward Iraq, to maintain the democracy it initiated in the country. If security was absent, democracy would turn into no more than ink on paper,” Mashhadani added.
For her part, Pelosi who arrived earlier on Saturday in Baghdad, told reporters that she discussed with Mashhadani the forthcoming provincial elections, the progress made by the armed forces, and investments in Iraq.
Aswat Aliraq reported:
“Nancy Pelosi expressed her country’s support of the Iraqi government with regards to the efforts taken to attain security and stability in Iraq, to reach the national reconciliation, to impose law, and to establish economic and construction projects,” Maliki’s office said in a release received by Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI).UPDATE: Powerline reported that Pelosi acknowledged that the surge is working.
Tell that to Code Pink, Nancy!
Related News... Moqtada al-Sadr Under Arrest In Iran?
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki released a statement today saying Pelosi expressed her support for the Iraq during their meeting.
ReplyDeleteAswat Aliraq reported:
“Nancy Pelosi expressed her country’s support of the Iraqi government with regards to the efforts taken to attain security and stability in Iraq, to reach the national reconciliation, to impose law, and to establish economic and construction projects....”
Oooooooooooh, methinks that squishing sound we're hearing is that of Nancy "I'm Ready for My Closeup, Mr. Obama" Pelosi stepping into a camel dung IED carefully laid by the Iraqis and Bush Administration.
Gee, Nancy, it's gonna be really hard for you and your Donk pals to henceforth bad mouth the Iraqi government when you're now on the record as supporting its military, political, and economic agenda, won't it?
By the way: look closely at the above pic--not a head scarf in sight. That alone speaks volumes.
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ReplyDeletelol.. couldn't help but crack up reading this..
Pelosi Gets Quiet Reaction in Iraq
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[Pelosi is something of a nonentity to average Iraqis. If they know who she is at all, she is generally seen as an antiwar caricature figure, someone whose views on U.S. troop withdrawals are widely considered unrealistic. Pelosi has said she wants to see most U.S. troops withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the 2008, a time frame virtually no Iraqi political leader sees as feasible. Not even Mahdi Army militia leader Moqtada al-Sadr, the fiercest advocate of a U.S. withdrawal on the scene, has called for such a rapid withdrawal of U.S. forces. Rather, Sadr contends that the Americans should simply announce a reasonable timetable for the departure of U.S. forces.
The lack of popularity of Pelosi's views was evident in the fact that her first day on the ground Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki did not make an effort to see her. Maliki is currently in the northern city of Mosul overseeing a crackdown on insurgent networks there. But the city has been largely quiet in recent days, and there was no obvious pressing reason for the prime minister to skip Pelosi's arrival.]
of course they try to make her look good via tossing in a little Rice to spice her up, but they fail miserably [Earth to TIME (CNN) the "look over there, not over here" spin tactic just doesn't work anymore, but please don't tell Obama].. :D
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According to Aswat Aliraq,
ReplyDelete“Nancy Pelosi expressed her country’s support of the Iraqi government with regards to the efforts taken to attain security and stability in Iraq, to reach the national reconciliation, to impose law, and to establish economic and construction projects,” Maliki’s office said in a release received by Aswat al-Iraq- Voices of Iraq- (VOI).
Lets see if Obama will make a similar commitment to our Iraqi allies.
And if Pelosi will stick with it once home.
Thanks for that terrific link, BG.
ReplyDeleteI used it and updated the post.
I would love to be a fly on the wall of the parliament after Pelosi left the room...
ReplyDeleteYes bg, nice catch indeed...
ReplyDeletepatca says: "I would love to be a fly on the wall of the parliament after Pelosi left the room..."...
Heck! I'd love to have heard an ongoing translation of what the Parliment members were whispering to each other when the silly bitch came waltzing into the place...
Isn't that political stupidity? The last place she should want to go is Iraq.
ReplyDeleteWhy not back to Syria? At least she has friends there.
Let's hope some media outlet based in the United States questions Senator Pelosi and puts her own words into public record (Hint Hint to CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, NY Times, LA Times, SF Chronicle, etc).
ReplyDeleteI'm not holding my breath.
'Nancy Pelosi expressed her country’s support'
ReplyDeleteNot her support. Her Country's support. You know, the flyover crowd.
Wait for Democrats to back-handily acknowledge surge is working and take credit for it because of the Democrat threats to remove U.S. troops.
ReplyDeleteAnd that Obama will start talking that because the surge is working the U.S. can go ahead with his glorious plan to withdraw troops within 16 months - which shows his great foresight. And that he will be visiting Iraq soon...after he first visits the thugs in Iran to visit their nuclear bomb making sites...
You pathetic poseurs on Iraq.
ReplyDeleteTry doing such research before you make grand pronouncements.
Nancy Pelosi may not be the cat's meow to everyone, but getting lectured on Democracy by Sunni Islamist tete de merde Dr. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani of the Iraqi Accord Front is essence of hypocrisy.
In 2006, al-Mashhadani survived a campaign by many politicians to remove him after he said that Iraqis who killed American troops should be celebrated as heroes.
In July 2006, al-Mashhadani told Al-Sharqiyah television that the killings and kidnappings in Iraq were the fault of "Jews, Israelis and Zionists...using Iraqi money and oil to frustrate the Islamic movement in Iraq."
The proper evaluation of the events in Iraq is so out of your league, it's laughable at what originates at this blog.
Mr. Ghost,
ReplyDeleteSo if what originates from this blog is so "laughable," and thus automatically discountable, why did you even bother to descend from your normal low orbit around Neptune to respond to it?
Hmmmmmmmm.....?
...the killings and kidnappings in Iraq were the fault of "Jews, Israelis and Zionists...using Iraqi money and oil to frustrate the Islamic movement in Iraq
ReplyDeleteSounds like more Rev Wright bull.
Actually, the quote is very similar to Obama's nuclear proliferation advisor, Joseph Cirincione, when warned of the the Syrian reactor:
Last September, in response to reports that the site in Syria that Israel bombed was a potential nuclear facility being established with the help of North Korea, Cirincione insisted that the site was no such thing. "This story is nonsense," Obama's adviser on nuclear threats told Foreign Policy magazine's blog.
And not just ordinary nonsense. According to Cirincione, the reports were the product of two nefarious, agenda-driven groups: (1) Bush administration hardliners seeking to derail "the U.S.-North Korean agreement" and (2) Israelis who "want to thwart any dialogue between the U.S. and Syria."
/via Powerline
http://powerlineblog.com/archives2/2008/04/020372.php
Mister Ghost: Try doing such research before you make grand pronouncements.
ReplyDeleteOh Enlightened and Tolerant One, do you crave for the love of a God that participates in the destruction of the White race?
Is Obama your man?
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ReplyDeleteFen @ 12:15 PM..
re: ["This story is nonsense,"]
Syria's Covert Nuclear Reactor at Al-Kibar
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Team Obama's response to bg's above link: "just more fear mongering"
ReplyDeleteHow can they be trusted to prevent a nuclear 9-11 when they refuse to recognize obvious facts? And do we really want people this naive and ignorant sitting across from terrorists at a negotiating table?
I think the most important story that is not reported, is the fact that there are democrats, who in large number, vote against Pelosi on things realted to Iraq.
ReplyDeleteShe got elected majority leader in 06, with promises of bringing the troops home.
I think the problem for nancy is that she is no longer taken seriously, here and in Iraq.
I hate to raise this, because I'm not a big Pelosi fan, but the PM did not keep her waiting. She was only scheduled to be on the ground on 17 MAY from 0930 to 1630. al-Maliki came back to Baghdad the morning of the 17th in order to meet with her in the afternoon. Their meeting went 35 minutes over the scheduled time because they were all engrossed in coversation. I know, because I was there.
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ReplyDeleteRich @ 12:48 AM..
you're right of course.. however, i believe the point was that she was not greeted with pomp & circumstance at the airport upon her arrival.. but whatever, guess one could say she was neither welcomed with flowers, nor totally snubbed.. ;)
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