The embattled Prime Minster. -Reuters
Nuri al-Maliki faces political opposition from all fronts. -Reuters His own party believes that his removal is necessary to form a government. Washington is widely believed to be very disappointed in Maliki after the stunning success of ISIS this year. Even Iran has publicly stated that they won't support Maliki if the people of Iraq do not.
In another report, Reuters states that the top cleric in Iraq, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, said that leaders should not cling to there posts. Sistani said that politicians, again coyly referring to Malki, should put Iraq first and not themselves. Sistani has considerable influence and signals fairly strong opposition to the politician.
My Comment:
It's very clear that it's time for Maliki to go. As much credit as ISIS gets for their recent victories, none of it would have happened if not for the incompetence and corruption of the Maliki government. The walls are closing in on Maliki, and it's only a matter of time before he is gone. The question is whether he will step down peacefully or if he will be overthrown. He doesn't have a friend in the world right now so if he does decided to fight, he will lose and lose hard.
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