PT: Maliki often threatened that if he goes down he will use his compiled dossiers to air dirty laundry & take many others down with him.
— Joel Rayburn (@joel_rayburn) August 11, 2014
.@AliShroogi @zalali Exactly right: party circle went with Abadi; family circle went with Maliki. But which way do fmr Bath securocrats go?
— Michael Knights (@Mikeknightsiraq) August 11, 2014
If Maliki had better relations with other parties he would have remained PM easily. That's the reality. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise
— Sajad Jiyad سجاد (@SajadJiyad) August 11, 2014Next Iraqi PM will face same political culture of corruption; winner take all mentality; and wish by enemies to sabotage whoever is on top
— Ned Parker (@nedmparker1) August 11, 2014Yes all the ingredients are there for a complete collapse in Iraq, but wiser heads will prevail & rebuild it. They have to, lives at stake
— Sajad Jiyad سجاد (@SajadJiyad) August 11, 2014Remarkable that Maliki would stand with only 30 MPs and argue again Abadi's nomination, when he has support of 130.
— Zaid Al-Ali (@zalali) August 11, 2014Presidential decree tasking Hayder al-Abadi with forming the next cabinet. He has 30 days to form a government. #Iraq pic.twitter.com/j9n8FUi0fP
— Hayder al-Khoei (@Hayder_alKhoei) August 11, 2014