well this may be the kiss of death on the subject;
Top Shiite Cleric in Iraq Raises Concerns About Security Pact. the current administration, incapable of doing the "checkables", once again finds, to its utter amazement, it will have to deal with the grand ayatollah sistani. one trip to my cowtown library told me that so why can't these smart, high paid, vatos figure it out?
Quote:
|
Sistani’s public concerns about the deal are likely to damage the hopes of winning the referendum among a public already wary (and in some cases, dramatically opposed) to the SOFA. for more...
|