Comments on: Iraq: What’s Right With This Picture? http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/ Firedoglake weblog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:49:29 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Phoenix Woman http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734575 Phoenix Woman Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:32:23 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734575 <blockquote><p>If Maliki has the sense and capacity to cut political deals with the Sunnis and Kurds to ensure broad support for the pact rather than steamroll it through by a narrow majority, that would be even more encouraging (though still transient). We’ll know more on Monday, when the agreement is due to be voted on.</p></blockquote> <p>This sounds hauntingly familiar.</p>

If Maliki has the sense and capacity to cut political deals with the Sunnis and Kurds to ensure broad support for the pact rather than steamroll it through by a narrow majority, that would be even more encouraging (though still transient). We’ll know more on Monday, when the agreement is due to be voted on.

This sounds hauntingly familiar.

]]> By: bobschacht http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734560 bobschacht Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:17:03 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734560 <p>Nope, got cloudy skies but at the moment the sun is out.<br /> You getting Vog?</p> <p>Bob in HI</p> Nope, got cloudy skies but at the moment the sun is out.
You getting Vog?

Bob in HI

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734541 CTuttle Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:05:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734541 <p>They offer pics on that site… I still don’t have a digital cam…</p> <p>Here’s one pic with the <a href="http://www.keckobservatory.org/images/gallery_pictures/9_100.jpg" rel="nofollow">laser</a> going…</p> <p>You can see why we call it the ‘Death Star’…! ;-)</p> They offer pics on that site… I still don’t have a digital cam…

Here’s one pic with the laser going…

You can see why we call it the ‘Death Star’…! ;-)

]]> By: nahant http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734535 nahant Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:00:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734535 <p>Well when do we get pictures at eleven??</p> Well when do we get pictures at eleven??

]]> By: Swopa http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734531 Swopa Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:58:20 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734531 <p>FYI, here’s the link: <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2008/apr/09/world/fg-iraq9" rel="nofollow">http://articles.latimes.com/20.....d/fg-iraq9</a></p> FYI, here’s the link: http://articles.latimes.com/20…..d/fg-iraq9

]]> By: Swopa http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734528 Swopa Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:57:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734528 <p>As I said up above, the government did prevent a major Sadrist demonstration in April. So it wouldn’t have been out of the question.</p> As I said up above, the government did prevent a major Sadrist demonstration in April. So it wouldn’t have been out of the question.

]]> By: Siun http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734524 Siun Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:52:06 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734524 <p>I guess the deciding factor is whether the govt would have the power to stop it … I wouldn’t want to try.</p> I guess the deciding factor is whether the govt would have the power to stop it … I wouldn’t want to try.

]]> By: CTuttle http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734520 CTuttle Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:49:52 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734520 <p>Nope, <a href="http://www.keckobservatory.org/" rel="nofollow">Here…</a></p> Nope, Here…

]]> By: Siun http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734518 Siun Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:48:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734518 <p>I’m very glad that FDL provides a home where we can discuss the news from Gaza.</p> I’m very glad that FDL provides a home where we can discuss the news from Gaza.

]]> By: SouthernDragon http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734515 SouthernDragon Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:46:53 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/11/21/iraq-whats-right-with-this-picture/#comment-1734515 <p>They make an enormous effort to not mention that fact, don’t they?</p> They make an enormous effort to not mention that fact, don’t they?

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