During our meeting I asked Mr. al-Daini if Iraq was so unstable that a terrorist attack could claim a large number of Americans in one attack?… I wanted to know if such an attack was possible in Iraq. Without hesitation he said such an attack already occurred. He said, and others are saying on-line, that the attack on Camp Falcon killed 300 Americans, wounded another 200, and killed or injured another 200 Iraqis.The story went on to insinuate the explosion at the Camp Falcon ammo dump was actually a tactical nuke. You'll have to watch the video at the link above. Sounds sensational, but..
Would an Iraqi MP lie? Well, yeah, maybe: read the Times’s report of Daini’s visit to Capitol Hill, which drips with skepticism about his motives. He’s a Sunni who’s publicly praised the insurgency and whose party is led by a guy who thinks the Baath were the best thing to ever happen to Iraq.Al-Daini is visiting America to aggressively endorse the Pelosi-Reid pullout plan for all the reasons the Democrats are--he believes our troops brought all the chaos and thinks al-Maliki and his NSA al-Rubaie (who also recently visited Washington) are agents of Iran. He may be correct, but let's keep this in mind as well:
The second raid was on Friday, at the home of Muhammad al-Daini, another hard-line Sunni Arab legislator. Mr. Daini said Iraqi soldiers seized 31 guns for which he had permits, and arrested five of his guards.Oh the irony--only a month later he's in America taking strolls on the beach and having tender moments with HuffPo peaceniks.
As the Times points out, not all Iraqi Sunnis agree with al-Daini as to the benefits of a Coalition pullout because they instinctively know how such a development might play out at the hands of the Shi'a-led government. Under such a dim specter it's puzzling as to why al-Daini would be pushing so hard for withdrawal knowing the very same government he accuses of being shills for Iran would likely remain in place after our departure. Does he think these Shi'a dogs would suddenly grasp hands with AQ and their Ba'athist rivals after the last US chopper leaves the Green Zone?
He's young, only 35, so if he's speaking for others through his Parliament position we should find out who they are and what they plan on doing in the post-Coalition Iraq. The scenarios (ironic that Reverend Falwell passed on today) are hardly trivial yet McDermott and friends have remained publicly mum on the end game, perhaps for obvious reasons. But we can be sure the people who sent al-Daini to America most definitely have a plan in mind and it's doubtful to include quiet walks through the marsh or group hugs.
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