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My personal musings about anything that gets on my radar screen--heavily dominated by politics.

2007-04-14

Would That Our Own Congress Had The Courage . . .

to stand up to the terrorists in this fashion:

BAGHDAD - Iraq's parliament met in an extraordinary session of "defiance" Friday, the Muslim day of prayer, and declared it would not bow to terrorism. . . .

The unprecedented Friday meeting was called to send "a clear message to all the terrorists and all those who dare try to stop this (political) process, that we will sacrifice in order for it to continue," said al-Mashhadani, a Sunni Muslim.

"We feel today that we are stronger than yesterday," he said. "The parliament, government and the people are all the same _ they are all in the same ship which, if it sinks, will make everyone sink."

In the meantime, Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters Friday that her new best friends Bashar Assad and Mahmoud Abbas have told her that the actions of the Iraqi Parlaiment are "incendiary" and "uneccessarily confrontational." She called on the Iraqi government to recognize the danger of their position and disband to prevent further bloodshed, simultaneously condemning President Bush for putting the Iraqis in a position of "extreme peril."

"We respect, admire, and support the members of the Iraqi Parlaiment. But, unfortunately, the idea that they can forge a new future for their country by sheer force of courage and desire is delusional, and the Democratic leadership believes that they only encourage such atrocities by continuing to meet in large numbers" the California Representative said.

Wel, no, she didn't, actually.

But it was believable, there, for a moment, wasn't it?
Posted by: Michael / 4/14/2007 12:21:00 AM

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