"Pro-American Iraqi Democrats" posted by Richard Seymour

According to the pro-war Left, particularly Harry's Place, the late Socialism in an Age of Waiting, and Nick Cohen, the left should support pro-American "Iraqi democrats", although they usually avoid the first predicate. Actually, the only major commentator stupid enough to make a conflation between pro-Americanism and democratic tendencies has been Christopher Hitchens and he was amply shot down by Norman Finkelstein for it. However, it is a good idea to look at wha these "democrats" propose. According to Associated Press:

Defense Minister Hazem al-Shalan promised tough action against those behind the Thursday attacks.
"We will cut off the hands of those people, we will slit their throats if it is necessary to do so," he told reporters. "For those people who want to join the new Iraqi army, we will protect them and we will find them a safe location so they can submit their applications."

Asked if the new government would impose martial law if security continues to deteriorate, interim Interior Minister Falah Hassan al-Naqib said: "If we need to do it, yes, we'll do it, we won't hesitate. This is the security of our country ... the security and the life of our people."