Obama on the Iraqi Elections

Its is ironic that the one success of the Obama Administration has been Iraq, if Bush 43 had listened to Senators Obama and Biden, the state of Iraq would have been split in three and there would have been no US surge in 2007. One can postulate that Iraq would now be in a state of civil war and Iran would want Iraq as a puppet state. Thus very ironic the comments by President Obama, " I congratulate the people of Iraq for casting their ballots in this important parliamentary election. I have great respect for the millions of Iraqis who refused to be deterred by acts of violence, and who exercised their right to vote today. Their participation demonstrates that the Iraqi people have chosen to shape their future through the political process. " If it had been Obama in charge in 2007 the US would have taken troops out and the state of Iraq would not longer exist. " I commend the Iraqi government and Iraqi Security Forces for providing security at nearly 50,000 voting booths at more than 8,000 polling stations across Iraq. We mourn the tragic loss of life today, and honor the courage and resilience of the Iraqi people who once again defied threats to advance their democracy. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqi poll workers contributed to the effort, as well as domestic party and civil society observers. Iraqi citizens around the world also participated in these elections, including Iraqis living in the U.S. who voted in Arlington (VA), Chicago, Dallas, Dearborn, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, and San Francisco. " Obama didn't want the surge and promised in the Campaign a quick exit, he shifted the timeline but is still going on about leaving Iraq by 2011, this could turn Iraq from a win to a defeat and with Iran getting the prize of Iraq. " The important work of Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) will continue in the days to come as it counts ballots, tabulates results and investigates complaints. We also salute the invaluable assistance provided by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI). " The forming of a new government could take weeks if not months, thus any idea of a timeline plays in to the hands of Iran. Lets be clear folks, if Israel hits Iran all timeliness are in the bin, Iran will attack Iraq and the US will be in Iraq for years. The White House better start planning for that on the PR side, they don't want to find at 3am that Israel has hit and there is no plan.