Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Iraqi RhetIraq: Parliamentary Speaker
Who: Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, Iraq's Parliamentary Speaker
Source: Azzaman
Quotes: From article titled, "Parliamentary speaker tells U.S. commander to spare Iraqi blood"
U.S. troops must seek ways other than military operations to bring stability to Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq George Casey was told.
“Enough Iraqi blood has been shed and its time to defend the dignity of the sons of our people in all fiends,” Iraq’s parliamentary speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani is reported to have said during an audience with Casey.
Mashhadani made clear to Casey that Iraqis would not like to see “a repeat of the blunders that accompanied the Falluja operations.”
Mashhadani’s remarks come as U.S. troops are said to be positioning themselves for an almost similar foray against the city of Anbar where nearly 400,000 people live.
“The military option is not necessarily the optimum solution to overcome security crises gripping the country,” Mashhadani told Casey.
“Iraqis are in urgent need of Iraqi solutions that correspond to the (current) slogan of national reconciliation advocated by both the parliament and the government at the same time,” added Mashhadani.
Casey was reported to have said that Mashhadani’s views “will reflect positively on the military plans being prepared by the allied forces.”
Source: Azzaman
Quotes: From article titled, "Parliamentary speaker tells U.S. commander to spare Iraqi blood"
U.S. troops must seek ways other than military operations to bring stability to Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq George Casey was told.
“Enough Iraqi blood has been shed and its time to defend the dignity of the sons of our people in all fiends,” Iraq’s parliamentary speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani is reported to have said during an audience with Casey.
Mashhadani made clear to Casey that Iraqis would not like to see “a repeat of the blunders that accompanied the Falluja operations.”
Mashhadani’s remarks come as U.S. troops are said to be positioning themselves for an almost similar foray against the city of Anbar where nearly 400,000 people live.
“The military option is not necessarily the optimum solution to overcome security crises gripping the country,” Mashhadani told Casey.
“Iraqis are in urgent need of Iraqi solutions that correspond to the (current) slogan of national reconciliation advocated by both the parliament and the government at the same time,” added Mashhadani.
Casey was reported to have said that Mashhadani’s views “will reflect positively on the military plans being prepared by the allied forces.”
