UN Special Envoy to Iraq Jeannine Hennis-Passchaert is warning that the continued impasse in forming a government from the October 10 election is raising public anger, and that the streets are “about to boil over.”
The concern is that provision of services isn’t great right now in Iraq, and in many cases this isn’t getting addressed because the lame duck government is continuing to coast along waiting for a government to form.
The public is holding out for an end to “pervasive corruption,” and a sign that some factions will show a willingness to compromise, something that so far just isn’t happening.
That’s the real problem here, that nothing is happening. Hopes of moving beyond this situation keep getting put off in favor of more debates, and no deals actually get made.
Its a terrible thing to say,but perhaps Iraq was better off under Sadaam.
Iraq was better off under Mosaddegh.
Are you thinking of Iran?
Correction, Mosaddegh was the Iranian PM the CIA ousted. Sadaam was the Iraqi thug they backed. It’s actually hard to keep them all straight.
Will wonders never cease…Jake and I actually agree on something!
One of my doctors is Iraqi. His nephew works in his office. We recently had an enlightening conversation; he told me as how his family were successful farmers under Saddam Hussein and enjoyed a comfortable life. “We didn’t leave because of Saddam Hussein”, he emphasized to me. “We left because of ISIL”.