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taxwonk
Your whole point is that Kerry is vile for pointing out that Allawi was allowing himself to be used to promote George Bush's electoral agenda, and yet you claim he isn't a puppet?
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Allawi came to Congress to thank the US for liberating the people of Iraq and to describe to the joint houses of Congress the status on the ground. He spoke of the victories and the long road ahead. Contrary to some, he did not lie about the conditions on the ground and make up some stories of a "kite-flying paradise" like FatMoore. He also asked the US to stand firm in its resolve and mission.
Rather than perform his Senatorial duties (i.e. show up), Kerry chose instead to mock Allawi from afar. Kerry then sent out his "puppet" Joe Lockhart to further condemn the man.
Since Kerry's explicit agenda is to now turn-tail and run, and to get UN approval for any future defensive actions, I guess one could read Allawi's comments as "promoting Bush's agenda".
Tell me, why wasn't Allawi merely promoting the IRAQI agenda?
