Bush Administration Discusses Iraqi Parliament's August Vacation Plans

What's to discuss? American soldiers and Iraqis will continue to die while the parliament suns. Nice coordination of what's important. :eyes: :puke: Why are we there again?

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2007/07/us_eyes_iraqi_parlimentry_sche.php

Bush Administration Discusses Iraqi Parliament's August Vacation Plans

DEB RIECHMANN
AP News

Jul 13, 2007 14:13 EDT

The White House on Friday appeared resigned to the fact that the Iraqi parliament is going to take August off, even though it has just eight weeks to show progress on military, political and economic benchmarks prescribed by the United States.

"My understanding is at this juncture they're going to take August off, but, you know, they may change their minds," White House press secretary Tony Snow said.

"You know, it's 130 degrees in Baghdad in August," he said, sympathetically.

Snow was reminded that U.S. troops will be continuing to fight throughout August in the heat.

"You know, that's a good point," Snow said. "And it's 130 degrees for the Iraqi military."

The White House and other top officials previously had worked to persuade the parliament to remain at work, saying it would send a bad signal if the Iraqi lawmakers went on vacation while U.S. troops were fighting and dying.

Snow said that a scheduled Sept. 15 progress report on by Gen. David Petraeus was important, yet said he also said that was not a deadline. He said progress can be made even if the parliament is not in session.

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the September deadline.

Too bad our soldiers can't take the month off as well. How long has it been since any of them have had an entire month off?