Snipped from alternet.org.

Even though Bush and Co. keeps promoting progress of the surge through any means possible, we keep getting news that the government for which Bush is propping up, is deteriorating every day. Now we see that al-Maliki’s ties with Iran are giving him even more trouble. It’s as if Bush won’t even acknowledge that the precious fragile democracy that he exported to Iraq may be in trouble. Several groups, both Sunni and Shia, are quitting the U.S.-backed government. The al-Tawafuq block with 44 seats in the 275-seat National Assembly has left. What is driving this flight by Sunnis and others is that there exists the perception that al-Maliki is following sectarian policies in support of Iran. And, with al-Maliki’s highly visible visit to Tehran last week, the message is not encouraging.

There is also continuing loss of support from other members. Now Kurdish members are also condemning al-Maliki’s leadership. Mahmood Othman, a Kurdish member of the assembly was quoted as saying “too bad to be left as is” and that something must change.

It’s no wonder that even Shia Iraqi’s are suspicious of al-Maliki because of his ties with Iran as the Secretary-General of the Dawa Party who spent time in exile in Iran after leading insurgent groups against Saddam Hussein. So, even members of the Shia party are reporting that they are concerned. Here are what some Shia citizens have said:

“Maliki is Iranian and he went there to show his solidarity with his own people,” Majid Hamid, a lawyer from Baghdad told IPS. “He has no self-respect and no consideration for the history of his country that was once at war with Iran.”

“It is a last attempt to get support from his masters in Iran,” Abdul-Hussien Ali, a teacher from the predominantly Shia district of Kadhimiya in northern Baghdad told IPS. “Iran killed nearly a million Iraqis in that war, and now our so-called Prime Minister is supporting them on the very day they officially lost the war.”

Many Iraqis are also questioning why Bush is continuing to support al-Maliki. As far as they are concerned the U.S.-backed government has failed to provide security or even daily necessities. So, they feel Bush has failed also.

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