Lately there's been a drop off in the number of posts coming from the Iraqi bloggers on my blogroll. It's my guess that politics has overtaken war as the topic of interest, and there is a smaller American audience for Iraqi political blogging.
At any rate, after couple of weeks away, Iraq the Model is back with something to say.
I was hoping that presidential candidates would not put their electoral objectives above those of their nation. Alas, blinding greed and selfishness seem to prevail sometimes.
I don’t dare suggest that Obama wanted to obstruct the treaty because it threatens Iran and other despots in the Middle East; I’m sure his purpose is different. The thing is that his purpose is also different from that of the U.S. or of Iraq — two friendly states looking forward to building long-lasting cooperation based on shared interests and mutual respect. We want victory in the war; Obama wants victory in elections — this is the problem. I’m not sure how or if people here think the treaty might affect the presidential race, but in Iraq and the Middle East people think that signing the treaty before elections would be regarded as a victory for Republicans that could propel McCain to the White House. Again Iran and many in the Middle East don’t want McCain to be in the White House. I guess that’s one thing they have in common with Obama.
It's been my view that Democrats had planned on playing Iraq as another Vietnam, complete with abandonment by a disgraced and defeated America. Should Obama take the White House and should Democrats win control of and both houses congress, all funding for Iraq will be cut off. It will be Democrats' last chance to gain the defeat they've been trying to blame on the Bush administration for the last five years.
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