News that Iraq has a "new government" is afoot... But the real question is: CAN THEY GOVERN OUTSIDE OF THE GREEN ZONE...
Indeed, can ANY member of the "new government" even venture OUTSIDE the Green Zone...for any reason?
As long as the Sunnis and the Jihadists think the new government is illegitimate...problems will continue.
It is starting to look like the NIGHT OF THE PURPLE FINGER was nothing but a sham. The Kurds voted only on condition of oil an independance.... The Nice Shia voted because they COULD WIN WITH US MILITARY BACKING. The the Sunnis stayed home.
And the fourth faction in the equation THE JIHADISTS were READY WILLING AND ABLE to turn Iraq into a Jihadi "shooting gallery" for ANYONE in the Muslim World who wanted to take a shot at killing a REAL AMERICAN on the cheap. No visa or airline ticket required.
EXACTLY HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE BEFORE THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION THROWS IN THE TOWEL IN IRAQ AND GIVES UP ON "PERMANENT BASES" NEAR THE OIL FIELDS....?
THAT'S HOW LONG THIS INSURGENCY WILL LAST...AND NOT A MINUTE LONGER.
