Parliamentary speaker tells U.S. commander to spare Iraqi blood

[Barrett808]

Parliamentary speaker tells U.S. commander to spare Iraqi blood
By Mohammed Hameed
Azzaman, June 18, 2006

U.S. troops must seek ways other than military operations to bring stability to Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq George Casey was told.

“Enough Iraqi blood has been shed and its time to defend the dignity of the sons of our people in all fiends,” Iraq’s parliamentary speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani is reported to have said during an audience with Casey.

Mashhadani made clear to Casey that Iraqis would not like to see “a repeat of the blunders that accompanied the Falluja operations.”

Falluja, a major anti-U.S. stronghold, was targeted by U.S. troops in a massive land and air assault that leveled large portions of the city home to nearly 300,000 people.

Mashhadani’s remarks come as U.S. troops are said to be positioning themselves for an almost similar foray against the city of Anbar where nearly 400,000 people live.

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[Amonester]

1. King george has no intention of listening to democratically elected

representatives.

"Who cares what they think?" - innocent_blood-thursty king george

[Terran1212]

2. The Iraqi Parliament is just for show

[rodeodance]

4. the new PM will prob. fire him (if he could) like he did his aide.

[struggle4progress]

6. The prime minister, deputy prime minister, and Iraqi ambassador

to the US have all made similar comments recently.

[babylonsister]

7. And the blivet, in his infinite wisdom, refuses to listen. nt

[atreides1]

9. Not infinite wisdom

Infantile wisdom is the correct description.

[rodeodance]

3. so, he is saying for the US military to stand down.

[rodeodance]

5. ....Casey paid “great attention to Mashhadani’s views

.....“The military option is not necessarily the optimum solution to overcome security crises gripping the country,” Mashhadani told Casey.



“Iraqis are in urgent need of Iraqi solutions that correspond to the (current) slogan of national reconciliation advocated by both the parliament and the government at the same time,” added Mashhadani.



A statement from Mashhadani’s office said Casey paid “great attention to Mashhadani’s views vis-à-vis all the issues that were raised during the meeting.”



Casey was reported to have said that Mashhadani’s views “will reflect positively on the military plans being prepared by the allied forces.”

[roody]

8. Allied forces????????? WW2 is over.