"We are succeeding in Iraq," Allawi tells US Congress

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi told a joint session of the US Congress that elections would be held in Iraq (news - web sites) as scheduled in January and that despite a tough struggle "we are succeeding."


"I know that some have speculated even doubted whether this (January election) date can be met," Allawi said. "So let me be absolutely clear. Elections will occur in Iraq on time in January because Iraqis want elections on time."


Speaking in English after receiving a warm, standing ovation, Allawi told the chamber: "We are succeeding in Iraq. It's a tough struggle with setbacks, but we are succeeding.


"My friends, today we are better off. You are better off. And the world is better off without Saddam Hussein (news - web sites)," Allawi said. "Your decision to go to war in Iraq was not an easy one but it was the right one."......more

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/afp/20040923/pl_afp/iraq_us_allawi

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Paging Baghdad bog

and did anybody see the puppet strings?

[cthrumatrix]

3. shoveling as fast as the RW media can take notes.... no questions though

I should say of "substance"

[dArKeR]

2. SF school children collect shoes and send them to Iraq shoeless children

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x2404101

[bemildred]

4. What does failure look like, meathead? nt

[JI7]

5. then why are more of our soldiers getting killed than ever

[AngryLizard]

6. Although I gotta say, it's a sad day when someone for whom

english is like, his third language speaks more eloquently than the frickin' President of the United States. Nothing new. But sad.

[Parche]

7. right

And Santa Claus is giving me a 2005 Mercedes for Christmas

[joycep]

8. I am not even sure about the US holding elections

Oh! I forgot. It's the leftist press. Everything is really lovely in Iraq. Dumb me.

[DebinTx]

9. Why just a few days ago, Allawi said

that he didn't see any way elections could be held in January with the violence in the country, and that if the elections were held anyway and didn't include the whole country, they wouldn't be accepted by the people. With beheadings still going on and soldiers still being killed, seems nothing has changed since he said that.

Is this just another Bush cheerleading speech? Seems so..

[Voltaire99]

10. Allawi's speech "interrupted by applause on numerous occasions"

Bi-partisan applause?

Any Democrat in Congress applauding this fake CIA president installed by a fraudulent war based on phony intelligence is simply dumber than a shit sandwich. Each round of applause is 1) going to be used as propaganda to keep Americans from questioning the war and 2) to help reelect Bush.

[LynnTheDem]

11. No, allawi

WE are NOT betetr off...the Iraqi people are NOT better off...the world is NOT better off. YOU however, are better off. For now.

[AtTheEndOfTheDay]

12. Everybody repeat after me:

"The world is better off without Saddam Hussein" Repeat as necessary until belief ensues.

[Maeve]

13. 1041 American troops dead, major cities controlled by rebels

Peachy-keen country ya got there..