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Talking Points Memo — From Iyad Allawi, courtesy of Reuters ... Former U.S.-installed Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has denounced the policies of President George W. Bush as an "utter failure" that gave rise to the sectarian venom that ravaged his country. In an interview published on Saturday in the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat, Allawi found fault with American management of Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 as well as the government of present Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. ... "Yes, Bush's policies failed utterly," said Allawi, ...

Allawi's unimpressed
Political Animal — ALLAWI'S UNIMPRESSED.... Remember Iyad Allawi? The U.S.-installed former Iraqi Prime Minister? He was asked to reflect on George W. Bush, and according to a Reuters report , described the president's policies as an "utter failure" that ultimately helped create the sectarian violence that ravaged Iraq. In an interview published on Saturday in the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat, Allawi found fault with American management of Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 as well as the government of present Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Allawi ruled Iraq for almost a year after ...

utter failure
skippy the bush kangaroo — ... ..."yes, bush's policies failed utterly," said allawi, describing the u.s. administration that once backed him. "utter failure. failure of u.s. domestic and foreign policy, including fighting terrorism and economic policy." - reuters ...

A Strongman Scorned
Matthew Yglesias — Former Iraqi PM hops on the anti-Bush bandwagon: “Yes, Bush’s policies failed utterly,” said Allawi, describing the U.S. administration that once backed him. “Utter failure. Failure of U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including fighting terrorism and economic policy.” “His insistence on names like ‘democracy’ and ‘open elections’, without giving attention to political stability, was a big mistake. It cast shadows on Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Egypt, and I believe this will be remembered in ...

Quote of the Day: Allawi on Bush's "utter failure"
The Reaction — ... -- and, if you ask me, there's no way he should be Obama's replacement -- but former Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's assessment of Bush's Iraq policies is easily more significant: ...

Time warp
the talking dog — ... Regardless of what else happens anywhere else on Earth, even in the same generalized region of the Middle East (where no less a figure than the former Iraqi PM Iyad Allawi, that great savior of American military-imposed democracy as the man first installed before Nouri al-Maliki was eventually tapped, termed Bush and his policy toward Iraq complete failures )... little ever seems to change viz the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Currently, ...

Not All Bush Cronies And Associates Are As Enthusiastic About Him As Karl Rove
DownWithTyranny! — ... that determine how history looks at George Bush. This morning Reuters carried a report of an interview with former Iraqi Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi-- it wasn't an elected prime minister, not even in a rigged election like Nuri al-Maliki; Allawi was just declared prime minister by the occupation forces. Apparently, apart from having given him the opportunity to enjoy the P.M. job, Allawi doesn't think quite as highly of what Bush has done for his country as Karl Rove does. ...