Iraqi premier says he fears return of Saddam Hussein’s Baath party to power

[sabra]

Source: Azzaman (Iraq Daily)

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is still obsessed with former leader Saddam Hussein and his Baath party despite his decision to have Saddam executed and his party banned for ever.

In latest remarks, he is reported to have said that “some regional” states would like to see the Baath party reinstated in power in Iraq.

And in almost all his recent media speeches, the Baath party is present. He blames elements belonging to ousted pan-Arab faction for the upsurge in violence, deadly attacks on Iraqi and U.S. troops as well as the latest spate of massive bombings in Baghdad.

Read more: http://www.azzaman.com/english/index.asp?fname=news/2009-11-03/kurd.htm

[The Wizard]

1. He should be in fear

He's handed his government over to the occupiers that destroyed his country.
With good cause, Iraqis believe the Baathists will turn the electricity back on for more than an hour a day.

[OneAngryDemocrat]

2. Ain't Democracy a Bitch?

I fear the Republicans returning to power in 2010 or '12, myself.