Last-ditch Baghdad plan has 6 months-Iraqi sources

[sabra]

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlebusiness.aspx?type=tnBusinessNews&storyID=nL15340640&imageid=&cap=&from=business

EXCLUSIVE-Last-ditch Baghdad plan has 6 months-Iraqi sources

BAGHDAD, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A major U.S.-backed operation to curb militia violence in Baghdad will take at least six months and is probably the final chance for the increasingly shaky government, senior Iraqi political sources said.

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"The key element of this plan will be the time. The troops will take their time, actually all the time they need to clean an area," one senior politician said late on Sunday.

"The plan will last at least for six months."

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"This is the last chance. The Americans will give up on us after the seven months," one senior Iraqi official said.

"If this plan fails other options will be weighed, among them the United Nations coming in to run Iraq with a government of national salvation," he added.

[Kagemusha]

1. Just wondering, how would a national salvation govt be legal?

The parliament was elected to a four year term in regularly constituted elections. How can the UN just say, 'We've decided to revoke your charter, your premises revert to the Home Office'? It doesn't work like that, last I checked.

[magellan]

2. Weasel words

"A major U.S.-backed operation to curb militia violence in Baghdad will take at least six months and is probably the final chance for the increasingly shaky government"

[Jackpine Radical]

3. Yes, let the UN do it...if they will.

It's a damn cinch America by itself will never be able to repair what Bush has broken. We'll be lucky if the world doesn't treat us the way they did Germany after 1918.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. You've got 6 months or else

we'll give you another 6 months, and another 6 months after that.

Face it, this will go on forever.

Does anyone really believe the BushCo lies?

[maddezmom]

5. Nope not a bit, but if this proves to be true

it's just going to show all of them to be liars once again. They were all on the talk show circuit this weekend saying the US need to stay until the job was done, etc.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. ....and not one could define "when the job is done"

Theoretically, it can/will never be done as long as there's a single insurgent out there. Face it, we're there forever if these fools have their way.

[davhill]

7. As long as there is money to be made

It will go on. When it is no longer cost effective it will stop. Simple as that.

[bunkerbuster1]

8. That's one Friedman Unit.

I assume that everyone here knows what an "FU" is, but if not:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedman_Unit