Allawi on the way out too?

A spokesman for Iyad Allawi's bloc told al-Sharq al-Awsat yesterday that they are considering pulling out of Maliki's government, not in solidarity with the Tawafuc Bloc but out of protest at the sectarianism of Maliki's government.   That would take another four (or perhaps five) members out of Maliki's cabinet.  That would leave Maliki with a nearly completely non-functional government, even if it could still cling to power.   The best line I've heard lately came from someone who I shan't identify:  "There is no Iraqi government... there's just a bunch of bodies living in the Green Zone collecting paychecks and wasting oxygen."  At some point, the US is going to have to face up to this reality, you'd think. 

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[Truth About Iraqis]

Hmmm ... why does that quote sound eerily familiar?

[Nur al-Cubicle]

Since the factions cannot be brought to the negotiating table, it's all about switching sides, not pulling out. Shi'a bad, Sunni good. And if there's no government to speak of, all the better for reinforcing the Sunnis.