From: Ad 

Ad wrote:
>  From the same piece as the prior post;
>
> "But Iraq will not be a country "where others may exercise powers,
> regionally or internationally" and stressed "we refuse to
transfer Iraq
> to a base for aggression against our neighbors."
>
> Iraq will also not be "a source of national security concerns for the
> neighboring countries," said Hakim."
>
> So no using Balad to bomb Iran then.....
>
> Pretty clear statement wrt the uses of bases by the US within Iraq to
> influence others.
>
> Adam

& you havtaluv

http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2006/1205/breaking1.htm

"One of Iraq's most powerful Shia leaders has said that civil war can
only be avoided if US forces strike harder against Sunni-led insurgents.

Speaking after meeting President Bush Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, head of the
biggest party in Iraq's government, SCIRI, denied that the majority Shias
were stoking sectarian violence and put the onus on Washington to take
tougher action against insurgents.

The two met in Washington as the US envoy and military chief in Baghdad
implored Iraqis to break a cycle of violence that they said would destroy
the country.

"The strikes they are getting from the multinational forces are not
hard enough to put an end to their acts," said Mr al-Hakim.
"Eliminating the danger of civil war in Iraq could only be achieved
through directing decisive strikes against Baathist terrorists (and other
Islamists) in Iraq.

"Otherwise we'll continue to witness massacres," he said in a
speech after meeting Mr Bush."


Chuckle...."Please Mr Bush can you use your PBI to kill my enemies".......


Adam

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