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[Jobius]

In January, 2005, 8.4 million Iraqis voted for an assembly to draft a constitution. In October, 9.8 million voted in the election that ratified that constitution. In December, over 12 million voted in the first parliamentary elections held under the new constitution. Nearly six months of politicking later, Iraq almost has a government. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has yet to present his choices for the important Interior and Defense ministries.

Is the new government of Iraq an American puppet regime? Vladimir has said so, early, and often. A lot of other folks here agree, including CruisingRam, TedN5, and Victoria Silverwolf. On the other hand, Middle East expert Juan Cole confidently tells us that the new Iraqi government is an Iranian puppet. He's been saying this for quite a while, as well. Iran and the U.S. aren't exactly allies. They can't both be masters of the same puppet.

Is the Iraqi government a puppet regime?

If so, who controls the puppet?

Edit: typos.

This post has been edited by Jobius: Jun 3 2006, 04:43 AM