Democracy in Iraq: Bremer threatens to veto Iraqis choice of president

[rawstory]

Found on Raw Story, http://www.rawstory.com -- loved writing this headline -- How's that democracy coming along, Mr. Bremer?

Bremer threatens to veto Iraqis' choice of president
By Justin Huggler in Baghdad

01 June 2004

Talks on naming an interim president for Iraq were deadlocked yesterday as a rift between US occupation officials and the Iraqi leadership they appointed threatens to undermine American plans to hand over sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government on 30 June.

The US-appointed Iraqi Governing Council wants to appoint its current leader, Sheikh Ghazi al-Yawar, who has spoken out against the failure of the occupation, but the US occupation governor, Paul Bremer, is insisting that they choose instead Adnan al-Pachachi, an 81-year-old former diplomat, who has said he believes American troops need to stay in Iraq until the security situation improves.

Full story: http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=526957

[billbuckhead]

1. 81 years old!

The misadministration!

[aquart]

2. Idiot.

Bremer, you schmuck, let them appoint whomever they want, ESPECIALLY if it's someone who wants us out.

Then the IRAQIS can order us to go because they have the POWER, and we can go home. See how simple that is?

Democracy in action.

[jpgray]

3. Is this just a game? Give the IGC some 'street cred' by disagreeing?

The perception of the IGC is that it is filled with and controlled by puppets of the US--perhaps they are looking to establish it as an 'independent' group here?

[Moderator]

4. Duplicate topic, please add your link and discuss at this thread, thanks

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x593166