8-13-2014 *Adam Montana

[Vixen]

8-13-2014 *Adam Montana ~I've said it before, and I'll say it again...sometimes it's good to be wrong. I've held onto the belief that Maliki would remain in the position of Prime Minister, but now there is a serious chance that he will be replaced. For those of you just tuning in, President Fuad Masum has made a bold move and declared Haider Al-Abadi the new PM, and gave him 30 days to form the government. There are a couple of things to consider on the matter, so I won't be making any statements like "He is GONE" - it would be foolish to underestimate Maliki and possibly over-estimate the new President Fuad Masum's ability to stand by his decision. Maliki does have supporters and is indeed a very powerful man in Iraq. Another important point - the new President of Iraq is a Kurd (Sunni), but the new choice for Prime Minister was chosen out of the same political party as Maliki. This is a strong indicator of exactly how powerful the Shiite clan is in Baghdad and in the government there, which begs the question...Will a new PM make a difference? After much research on the new choice for PM Haider Al-Abadi, I think it will. Although they are of the same political party, Haider Al-Abadi is a much different man than Maliki... Abadi appears to be more of a diplomat. He will be much more likely to reach across the aisle and compromise or even help the Kurds, and that's something that is desperately needed right now. So at this time, we wait a short 27 more days to see if Abadi can be successful in actually pushing Maliki out and forming a government.