F R I D A Y , S E P T E M B E R 2 4 , 2 0 0 4Bush and Rumsfeld Can't Agree on Iraqby Michael in New York on 9/24/2004 02:31:00 AMSo Ayad Allawi -- the US-appointed head of Iraq (let's not dignify himyet with the title of Prime Minister, as if he was anything other than aCIA-paid figurehead Bush signed off on) -- anyway, Allawi insists theIraqi elections are gonna happen in January.</p><p> Allawi concedes they"may not be perfect." Bush blithely dismisses the "persistentviolence" as nothing to worry about.But Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld acknowledges the obviousfact that if the US can't even enter major cities in Iraq without riskinglife and limb, they can hardly oversee an election.</p><p> His even blithercomment?"'Let's say you tried to have an election, and you could have it inthree-quarters or four-fifths of the country, but some places youcouldn't because the violence was too great,' Mr.</p><p> Rumsfeld said at ahearing on Capitol Hill, according to the New York Times. 'Well, that'sso be it.</p><p> Nothing's perfect in life.'"How true. www.MoneyAndMarkets.comAds by Google Add New Comment Logged in as AnonymousUser Logout from DisqusLogged in asusing Facebook Connect (Logout)Type your comment here.</p><p> Unclaimed Register withDISQUSWhy?Use Media â–¼Community Page Comments feed HuffPost PoliticsAllison Kilkenny: Obama, Nukes, and the World -President Obama has seized upon North Korea'smissile launch to talk about a new approach tonuclear disarmament.</p><p> Most people agree with theswell commonplac...22 minutes agoDaily Kos"Difference isn't a threat" - Dave Neiwert, theblogosphere's leading expert on the eliminationistmovement, has a typically excellent post about theweekend's tragic shooting at Croo...25 minutes agoCrooks and LiarsNCAA Basketball Open Thread - Satire from TheOnion.</p><p> Yeah, yer brackets are in the toilet.</p><p> Openthread for the NCAA Championship game, a regularopen thread appears at 8:30 Pacific Ti...47 minutes agoEschatonMonday Night Thread - I wonder if Peter will dosomething stupid on Heroes tonight.1 hour agoFiredoglakeFDL Movie Night Welcomes John Holowach: High:The True Tale of American Marijuana - Last month,Attorney General Eric Holder said the federalgovernment would stop raiding marijuanadistributors in states where it is legal.</p><p> But lastweek H...1 hour agoJ O H N ' S P H OT O S Show All www.MoneyAndMarkets.comFeedback - Ads by Google AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Bush a...http://www.americablog.com/2004/09/bush-and-rumsfeld-cant-... 1 of 64/6/09 9:55 PM
