This rather hasty trip, and the thrust of Rumsfeld's comments, seems to
indicate more than a little nervousness.
The U.S. was planning on Allawi being elected -- and he wasn't even a
viable #2, more like a distant #3.
The Shi'ites are more than a little upset that there remain a lot of
former Saddam regime operatives working for the "new government".....I
suspect the Kurds are not all that pleased about that, either. But
they're not likely to really force the issue the way the Shi'ites will.
The thing which will lead to "charges of corruption" is not "purges",
but the corruption which is, indeed, more than evident.
Mike
Rumsfeld Warns Iraq Against Purges, Corruption
Tue Apr 12, 2005 01:02 PM ET
By Charles Aldinger
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld delivered a terse
warning to Iraq's new leaders on Tuesday, urging them to avoid political
purges that could lead to charges of corruption in the new government.
Rumsfeld expressed particular concern about any clear-out of Iraq's
defense and interior ministries, which are at the heart of efforts to
put Iraq's security forces in charge of battling the country's Sunni
Muslim-led insurgency.
Some fear the Shi'ite and Kurdish parties that came to power in the Jan.
30 election could dismiss Sunni officials after suffering decades of
oppression under Saddam Hussein's regime.
"It's important that the new government be attentive to the competence
of the people in the ministries and that they avoid unnecessary
turbulence," Rumsfeld told reporters on his plane before arriving on his
ninth visit to Iraq since the invasion.
"We have an opportunity to continue to make progress politically,
economically ... anything that would delay that or disrupt that as a
result of turbulence, or lack of confidence or corruption in government,
would be unfortunate."
He also warned against delays in the political process, particularly the
drafting of a new constitution that is due for completion by mid-August,
ahead of elections in December and then left for Baku, the capital of
Azerbaijan.
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