there, mine, what do you think they can realistically achieve? they have 300 officers, advising the iraqi military and then got al sadr on the side. his his folks are running around killing sunnis, too. it takes it requires incredible leadership that al maliki just doesn t seem to have. i just don t see how this particular prime minister is capable of bringing this to a conclusion that is going to preserve the integrity of the government the way it currently exists. i think that it says a lot about his leadership and his failed leadership and also the manner in which our president with drew. i think that that in many respects also just bled away a lot of goodwill, lot of effort that s been made all over that country with american forces working on building infrastructure. building relationships and training and not just army but also the military police. and the rule of law of iraq is eroding. and i think that in many respect
that government has been abusing them. well, you ve heard the saying the grass is not always greener. if al malaki steps down, who do you think would replace him? well, there are a couple of people, and that s not something for the united states to muddle in. it s something for the iraqis to determine. there is a french educated former finance minister who is a shiite who could be tapped for that job. former prime minister allow we who was the first prime minister after saddam hussein was overthrown is also out there. and some people are actually intentioning ahmed chal aby again, which is kind of a stretch. but it s up to the iraq cis to determine their political successi succession. it has to be somebody everybody will support but at the same time they have to realize that like many other places what the people are arguing for is a less powerful central government and more autonomy within their own sections. what about our gulf allies?
resources to help. and we have spread thin 13 years of war out of military that has been outstretched and we are looking for taunt to have our opportunity to have our service members spend time with their pam lease and regroup and be prepared for what s next. what this doesn t require us to send, you know, 30,000 troops on the ground, this is just, i think, a limited investment of personnel but certainly a huge investment of resolve in standing with those who share this goal and, unfortunately, this whole situation in the manner with which we withdrew from iraq, the lack of leadership on the part of al maliki, we are talking to done threes hate america. iran is there. we are out of time. iran is there on the ground. it is a difficult situation. worse before it gets better. thank you. we want to point out in fairness you are running for congress. george dimos is one of your
their children. so long as we have close to a million names on waiting lists to attend charter schools, my dream is never fully realized. again, we ve discovered a silver bullet, but we haven t been able to really expand it as broadly as we possibly can to make a difference. nina rees s dream to make a difference in education is very much alive. her personal journey through life provides her with a unique perspective on the world. her experience at the higher levels inside washington will help the charter school movement remain a great option for families. well, the iraqi army struggling to maintain control of the country, as sunni militants seize two more strategically located towns. now shiite militiamen are taking up arms. amid the raging battles, there are growing calls for prime minister nuri al malaki to step down as sectarian violence
he didn t want us there. the obama administration insisted on the parliament approving that status of forces. that wasn t going to happen. this is al maliki s fault. maliki is obviously a failed leader. there is no question about that. this administration projected weakness and vacillation all over the world. if you just grant me diplomatic immunity, columbine to be harsh, but somewhere on a peanut farm in south georgia, jimmy carter must be breathing an enormous sigh of relief because he knows he will not go down in history it is a most inept president we ever had. i want to point out you are a republic republican. republicans speaking point that out. there is an article about a secret u.s. plan to aid iraq fizzled among mutual distrust.