Iraqi Parliament Sends Bush and Blair a Message: "Git!"

May 10 (EIRNS) - More than half the members of the Iraq Parliament signed a draft petition on May 8 calling on the U.S. to set a timetable for withdrawal. The petition, which is non-binding, was sponsored by the Shi'ite nationalist Al Sadr movement. AP reported on 5/10 that a spokesman for the movement says he has presented the petition to the Speaker of the Iraqi parliament and demanded that a binding measure be put to a vote. Iraqi law mandates such a response to a legislative petition, but a 5/9 blog-article by AlterNet.org (re-posted by truthout.com) says there are significant loopholes in the law which make it unclear what will happen next.