Fossil

The people of Iraq want the US military out. The Iraqis think they can handle the sectarian violence (they can't) because they had sectarian violence even with Saddam.

The Iraqi people want the foreign fighters to stop medling with their country. They are pissed off that the Bush team changed the focus of terrorists in the region to their country. Thus showing a complete disregard for Iraqi life.

So far the Iraqi government is only a paper tiger. They have no power. They have accomplished nothing.

However, If you thought Saddam was an ego maniacal nationalist, you are saldy mistaken. Iraqi men all are.

The new Prime Minister is a prime example of this. He likes to spout a lot of tough talk and beat his chest and look good to the crowds.

This will lead for a request by the Iraqi parliament for the US military to leave Iraq. The leaders of Iraq have already asked for the US to scale down the military presence but that was thrown aside for political reasons. They didn't want to look like they left when the job wasn't done as Bush I did during Desert Storm.