"Five ministers suspended their participation in meetings of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki’s cabinet on Monday, sending a warning signal that they may pull out of his increasingly isolated government if their demands are not met.
The five are members of the secular Iraqiya coalition led by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, a moderate group whose lawmakers are drawn from across sectarian lines. Their move, coupled with the largest Sunni Arab bloc’s decision to withdraw its six ministers last week, struck yet another blow to Mr. Maliki’s faltering efforts to present his religious Shiite-led coalition as a “national unity” government."
It might be time to work towards getting someone else into power. al-Maliki may be a good man, and he may care deeply about his country but he has not shown that he can lead it through the problems that it is dealing with. What Iraq needs is a strong leader that the people can connect with, and that can bring all the parties to the table and get them to work out what are very hard problems. Al-Maliki for his time in power, has been a failure in getting the two sides together to even talk. It is time for a change of power in Iraq.
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