対イラク武力行使

サドル派のRa'ad Kadhamyiという人物は、なんと「マリキは米国のエージェント」という発言までしている。

“Maliki is an agent for the Americans and the occupation. He and his government are only there because of the Americans and if the Americans left they know they would be kicked out of office.”

さらに興味深いのは、この会議にイラク南部の部族も参加していることだろうか。名前はSouthern Iraqi Tribes Federation。彼らも交渉の凍結を求めている。その理由は、交渉は対等の関係で行われるべきだから。

The Southern Iraqi Tribes Federation also called for negotiations to be frozen. “Talks and legal deals implies an agreement between equals,” said a federation official, Mohammed Kadi. “We’re not opposed to entering into agreements with powerful countries like America, but they have to be done on an a foundation of equality. That can’t happen when you’re under what is turning into a long-term occupation.”