Iraq: Where is the government?

azzaman.com: By any standards our [Iraqi] government is a total failure. So what is it that prevents its collapse?

Many in the first place do not believe that there is a functioning government in Iraq.

Otherwise how could a responsible government remain silent vis-a-vis the calamities that are descending on the nation?

Nothing seems to function properly in Iraq and the government has almost no control whatsoever over the course of events.

It cannot issue orders to U.S. troops who are in effect the real masters. In fact the government owes its existence to their presence.

And because the government feels safe so long as the troops are around, it apparently sees no reason to move and put its house in order. Read more