Levin Lobs Regime Change Bomb
21 August 2007 9:28 am by Taylor Marsh
Thought I was talking about Iran didn’t you? Honestly, what to say about this?
“I hope the parliament will vote the Maliki government out of office
and will have the wisdom to replace it with a less sectarian and more unifying
prime minister and government,” Sen. Carl M. Levin (D-Mich.) said after
a three-day trip to Iraq and Jordan. … ..Senator
Calls for Maliki’s Ouster
Levin Urges Iraqis To Replace Leaders
Rush isn’t going to know what to say. Yesterday on his show he touted Levin
as someone having gone to Iraq and is supporting the surge. Not exactly. And
while I applaud any efforts by Petreaus and our military that are getting results
in slowing down violence, Democrats long ago came to grips that whack a mole
with a purpose isn’t going to solve the political challenges in Iraq, which
is the only path to moving forward and eventually getting out.
However, openly calling for Maliki’s ouster?
Still, Democrats have quietly begun to voice a view that Maliki must go;
Durbin said he told White House national security adviser Stephen J. Hadley
that last week. But they acknowledge that they do not know what would happen
next. If it appeared that Maliki had been ousted at Washington’s behest, his
replacement would be seen as a U.S. puppet — a “kiss of death”
in the region, Durbin said.And Democratic leaders might feel compelled to ease their antiwar position
to allow a new government to take root.“Imagine if we have to step in with a brand-new leader and a new government,”
Durbin said. “How many more months would we have to wait?”
Levin worries me.
