US-installed Iraqi ex-PM says Bush "utter failure"

[DogPoundPup]

Source: Reuters

BAGHDAD, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Former U.S.-installed Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has denounced the policies of President George W. Bush as an "utter failure" that gave rise to the sectarian venom that ravaged his country.

In an interview published on Saturday in the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat, Allawi found fault with American management of Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 as well as the government of present Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.

Allawi ruled Iraq for almost a year after U.S. occupation officials handed power to him in 2004 as prime minister of an interim government. He was selected by a council hand-picked by Washington after the 2003 invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.

"Yes, Bush's policies failed utterly," said Allawi, describing the U.S. administration that once backed him. "Utter failure. Failure of U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including fighting terrorism and economic policy."

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[dixiegrrrrl]

1. Why didn't that chicken shit say that before now?

Yeah yeah...I know why.
Still chicken, tho.
somehow I expect a "suicide bomber" to show up near him now.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

2. Yeah everyone is abandoning ship now that it is safe to do so

Bush is so radioactive that they feel it's safe now. Total chickenshit move, he gets no respect from me.

[SpiralHawk]

3. "Who cares what you think? Smirk?" - Commander AWOL (R)

"My republicon cronies have reaped Massive War Profits from our needless little Oil Crusade in Eye-rak, so screw you and your campaign for truth, integrity and justice. Smirk."

- Commander AWOL (R)

[DogPoundPup]

4. Everything is broken ...

Everything Is Broken http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHnMv3Ihycc

[pleah]

5. Better late that never?

I don't think it helps now. Should have had the guts to say it about five years ago.

[xchrom]

6. well fuck me mary -- you don't say? nt

[monmouth]

7. The "shoe-thrower" must now be freed....n/t

[Doctor_J]

8. You just can't get good lackeys any more

or at least for what * paid.

[Baby Snooks]

9. He was misquoted....

What the next headline will be. He was misquoted.

[iconicgnom]

10. Allawi! hahahaha! I'd forgotten that name.

Right up there with Abbas for being a craven traitorous tool

[Magleetis]

11. That fact that Allawi

is free to say Bush was a failure is proof that the Iraq war was a success. :sarcasm:

[Dangerman]

12. Isn't that the guy

Who got five Iraqis in the back with a pistol?

[Dangerman]

13. I meant...

Shot not got.