HW 31: Ahmed Chalabi, Our Guy.

After doing the assigned reading for this week and reading what Riverbend had posted in the month of September, I have found a subject I would like to look further at. I have chosen to look at Ahmed Chalabi; he was on the council for the INC (Iraqi National Council). This council was funded and backed by the United States Government because it was geared toward kicking Saddam Hussein out of power when he was the president of Iraq. Riverbend often refers to Ahmed Chalabi as a “puppet” and he in some sense was our puppet. He gained intelligence for the United States while we were investigating the actions of Iraq pre-invasion and his information led to our invasion. Chalabi has had a falling out with the United States because of some statements that he has made on national television about his involvement with the war. After the falling out with the United States Chalabi has since attempted a seat in the parliament, but has failed to do so. Recently he has been in the news for being selected with others to head the Iraqi service’s committee. This board has the task of repairing health, education and other aspects of Baghdad that need attention.
Wikipedia, “Ahmed Chalabi”, Wikipedia, 11 November 2007, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmed_Chalabi