A Congressional delegation led by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R – CA) has earned the ignominious distinction of being such a nuisance that the Iraqi government actually asked them to leave on Friday, following public comments from Rohrabacher and an apparent dust-up with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki over his treatment of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK).
By far the most attention was given to Rohrabacher’s comments suggesting that once Iraq was “rich and prosperous” they should start sending the US reparation money to compensate for the inconvenience of America’s 2003 invasion and near decade-long occupation.
Faced with massive unemployment and shrill demands from the Obama Administration to sign off on additional years of occupation, Rohrabacher’s comments have managed to simultaneously bemuse and enrage many Iraqis.
For Iraq’s government the answer was simple: they won’t pay a cent. Members of Iraq’s parliament elaborated a bit, mocking the idea as “stupid” and suggesting if anyone should pay reparations it is the US. Others demanded the immediate ouster of the US troops from Iraq.
The US embassy tried to distance itself from the comments, saying the Congressmen did not speak for the Obama Administration. Yet with the administration demanding to keep increasingly unwelcome troops, it is clear they have plenty of issues of contention as well.
Rep. Rohrabacher insists he has “no regrets” for anything he said during the visit, and vowed not to apologize.
Rohrabacher and Arnold Schwarzenegger have one thing in common.., they know how to F"…K up thinking is the only way to F"…King it up. But this is how capitalism operates.., we are here to take your money.., do as you told and we ill be back.. for more of your money and wealth.., if we can not get it by destroying and then occupying your country.., then we ill back "diplomatically" and F"…king it up.
Rep. Rohrabacher, is the Current epitome of the Boorish ignorant fools that are the members of the United States Congress.
Justin put it corresct more than 5 years ago, we are living in a Bizzaro world. America invades a country that did nothing to it, kills hundreds of thousands of people if not millions, destroys its infrastructure and finally appoints puppet rulers to do its bidding. For all this Iraq has to pay?
It isa very good time to remember the infamous American saying after the 9/11 attacks; THEY HATE US FOR OUR FREEDOMS"
This scumbag also signed a declaration of a commitment to an unbreakable U.S.-Israel bond. We are not even America anymore. We are Israel's colony. I used to love this country, but now I loathe it. I loved America, we're not America anymore.
Were Israel's bitch.
This is about par for the course; the destruction of Iraq having been wrought using fictional motives, that 'ended' with an equally fictional US 'victory'. Congressman Dana Rohrabacher should now be offered a job in the Green Zone running a 'Chutzpah for Dummies' course in preparation for next year's 'Saigon '75' moment. In addition to his request that Iraq pay for the privilege of being invaded by the US, another unforgettable moment last week came when he accused the Maliki government with no apparent sense of irony of 'crimes against humanity' for shooting 35 protesters dead in April. It had obviously slipped his mind that the death toll in Iraq remains “a number that we're not particularly interested in”, but one to which his fellow countrymen have made a monumental contribution.
I never seen such an evil person he should be firerd just for the fact he is inhuman and as ignorant as a person can be.Pay us for killing your people and destroying your country.Everyone says this and that person is the anti christ he shouild now be included.
..All Iraqis should take up arms, and force Amerika fo leave if Amerika refuses. Lets hope that this assinine visit by our Israeli firster congress finally unites all Iraqis against Amerika…enough is enough period.
Ladies and gentleman why do they hate us, they hate our freedom, they hate our democracy and they hate our way of life.
That is the staement of a US colonel Bollin if I am correct.
Lol the invasion of Iraq was planned between 98-2000
2001 Cheney and his bunch of shareholders in the military complex decided Iraq must be the sluaghter sheep no matter what for 911.
Why do they hate us.
Now the Iraqi should pay for the destruction according to this IDIOT, the Iraqi haven't yet stood up on both feets when they do one of the horrific evidence will be coming from mothers and her deformed kids from the depleted uranium perhaps Dana google the pics collated by an italian doctor. years ago and many countries have gathered that evidence to mock the american 5-6 decades later when USA becomes a crawling nation.
This is one of the most obscenely ridiculous things I've heard in my entire life. First, the US manufacturers bogus excuses to invade a sovereign nation. It invades it, it occupies it, it utterly destroys it murdering over 1.4 million innocent civilians in the process and now the psychopaths want what? Now is a good time to walk 'em all to The Hague.
Why not take the money for Invadigng Iraq from bonus check provided to Israel every year They will not miss a few billion and I know I would get upset if someone asked me to pay for killing my parents. The congressman is a fool and he should go talk to congressman weiner oh how to be a good congressman and keep your people happy. I hope congressman weinger sticks it out. It show how poorly we are served by the professional politicians.