Iraq's al-Maliki rejects pressure to resign

Bush and Cheney are achieving their "chaos", before their successors will try to impose "order".

"Al-Maliki, a Shiite who has been prime minister since 2006,"

That's long enough Al-Maliki, get out already.

Yep, he is a full blown dictator" communist" that has kicked all other Kurd and Sunnis out of the Gov and removed them all from hi up army jobs. It's clear that now America needs to grow some balls and put sanctions on there Iraq Gov "unto" he stands down and the Gov is fixed and balanced again. Its a joke and they can not just cling to power that will force these attacks to happen all the time. America Gov can not attack the ISIS, but target the Gov with market / income cut backs unto.

A good clear point to Iraq gov will be use cutting all funding and backing the brake up of Iraq. Kurds will get there own gov and army and will keep all that oil. Same goes for the Sunnis they get there own Army 2 then. This will change there Iraq gov mind as it will be war =.

Them ISIS fighter must be killed, so hurry up and force the change in gov.

Al-Nuaman also said a helicopter gunship attacked a house in the town of Qaim near the Syrian border where a gathering of the Islamic State group’s local leaders was taking place. He said there were several casualties.

Pretty clear what Obama's strategy is: Share intelligence with the Iraqi army and let them do the work. Sounds like a good plan.

Bush and Cheney are achieving their "chaos", before their successors will try to impose "order".

Bush and Cheney have nothing to do with what's unfolding now, move on. But in any event, Maliki needs to go and who would replace him, who is more of a secular moderate?

In a way likely unintended, you have a point, Bass: Iraq may have arrived at this juncture even without American intervention. Of course, that makes the 4,500 American lives and $2 trillion spent even more inexcusable - and this should never be forgotten - but you are correct in being forward-thinking.

Iraq really should become a federation. The Kurds are gone and will never come back to the fold; wavering Sunnis in the north will have an easier choice if it is not between the ISIS and a Shia-dominated government; and the Shia would probably be happy to wash their hands of this.

Of course, it will be messy, involving much "ethnic cleansing", but it's probably the best bet. The question is which Iraqi leader can pull it off. I'd guess a Kurd.

@bass4funk your right and wrong. The Iraq Gov is to blame for this as when America pulled out, there Intel was busting mass terrorist in raids that by the time they left, we're going after them way out in the desert, because they killed them all near the city and out side the city.

Forgot to take the caps lock off can't be F fixing it lol.

Bush did start that war and it did go beyond bad unto the strategy's turned it around, and that allowed Intel to be set up that started smashing the terrorist. The U.S troops got 0 DEATHS EVERY WEEK AND THE Iraq TROOPS SEEN LESS AND LESS ATTACKS AS THE Intel STARTED 2 KICK IN. The American GOV TOLD THEM YOU CAN SEE Intel IS STARTING 2 WORK AND IF THE TROOPS GO THERE INTEL GOES "NOT GETTING TRIED UNDER IRAQ LAW.

The truth is your right and its not bush's fault, it's the Iraq Gov's fault for kicking America out, when they knew they needed them, and that was so they could take full control of the Gov like what made this attack happen. Shiite Gov have fired all hi up army gens and replaced them all with Shiite only.

@Scott

You're right, no arguments here.