Former Bush supporter bites the hand that fed him.
July 24, 2008 by Dusty
Photo: Nader Daoud / AP
He was known as “Bush’s Puppet”, but now former Iraq Prime Minister Dr. Ayad Allawi is marching to a different drummer: From Truth Out:
Dr. Ayad Allawi, the former interim Iraqi prime minister previously referred to even by US Congress members as a “Bush puppet,” voiced his strong support for a US withdrawal timeline during a Wednesday Congressional hearing.
During his term in office, from June 2004 to April 2005, Allawi endorsed the US’s controversial bombings of Fallujah and echoed Bush’s speeches almost word for word in many of his own statements; The Washington Post reported that Bush administration officials coached Allawi on the content of his public comments. Prior to his involvement in the US-backed, post-invasion Iraqi government, Allawi worked with the CIA.
Bush doesn’t support his puppets once he no longer needs them. When they tossed Allawi aside it showed there really isn’t any honor among thieves..Again from TO:
Yet, on Wednesday, Allawi blatantly called for “a time frame for reduction of US forces,” a statement that stands in stark contrast to the hazy, deadline-less “time horizon” recently advocated by President Bush. Allawi stressed that the Iraqi people’s wishes should take precedence in any agreement on the future of the American presence in Iraq.
“Most importantly, [the security agreement] should be transparent and get the approval of the Iraqi Parliament and people,” he testified.
Damn skippy the Iraqi people should ratify it! No more secrecy..more sunlight please!! Allawi speaks out about how the current Iraqi government and BushCo have built the Iraqi economy so that it favors American interests. Its a good read..please check it out. Of course some folks will call Allawi a disgruntled former employee of BushCo, but to me, his thoughts are spot-on, and he speaks truth to power through the entire TO article.
Crossposted at Its My Right to be Left of the Center.
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Allawi certainly says it the way it is and should be. He is, unfortunately, not in the good graces of the Iraqi people for good reason. He is a shallow man who imagined his place as king only to find that he was fool instead. He might have a job at the AmIraqan Disney Land Theme Park…
I think his role as the Bush Stooge is what killed his credibility with the Iraqi People P.M.