Maliki in Action, Positive Effects of Protest
With protests heating up across Iraq, Prime Minister Maliki is giving his cabinet members 100 days to shape up or ship out.
Iraqi citizens are protesting the lack of reliable electricity, dearth of jobs and unclean water.
While many protests across the Middle East are demanding regime changes, Iraqi citizens are demanding reform.
Maliki is responding to these protests and taking the steps to communicate to the citizens that he is listening and action will be taken.
While the situation is tense, these protests for reform could be constructive for Iraq and possibly the Iraqi dinar Iraq has come a long way.
Iraq has democratically elected its leaders and now is staging protests for reform - not revolution.
Iraqi citizens have seen what it means for their voices to be heard and are now uniting their voices to demand more out of their government.
And it appears that Maliki is listening.
While no major changes have been made, Maliki has shown that he is willing to take immediate action to push Iraq forward.
Maliki cut his pay in half, provided free electricity and has allocated more money for food ration programs.
In addition, he has set his 100 day rule to ensure that every cabinet member is pushing for improvement in Iraq.
It remains to be seen how this rule plays out, but all parties involved must realize that major change will not occur overnight.
Creating more jobs, reliable electricity and clean water all require infrastructure and investment that will take time to come to fruition.
The Iraqi protests could accelerate the major reforms Maliki has vowed to fulfill.
Iraq has invested in infrastructure to bring about these major changes - money to build a better electric grid and facilitating foreign investment to create more jobs.
However, pressure needs to be put on these projects to make sure they are fulfilled in a timely matter.
This is what these protests could accomplish - that would a constructive protest.
Maliki must continue to show that he is listening and take concrete steps to back his words with action.
On the other side, Iraqi citizens must keep the government accountable by speaking up, but they also must realize that these reforms will take time and once they come to fruition, Iraq will be a better place.
While these protests make it a tenuous time in Iraq, in the future, they could have beneficial effects for the dinar.
The process of change or reform is never easy or smooth.
However, it is through that process countries move forward and are able to provide for its people.
Iraqi citizens are using their voices to demand change.
Iraq has an opportunity to show that they are capable of responding to their citizens and restoring order and confidence.
This is exactly what the dinar needs.
The dinar needs more confidence in order for it to rise in value.
While amidst these uncertainties, some may be wary, but the result of these protests could go a long way in showing how far Iraq and the dinar have come.
Iraqi citizens are protesting the lack of reliable electricity, dearth of jobs and unclean water.
While many protests across the Middle East are demanding regime changes, Iraqi citizens are demanding reform.
Maliki is responding to these protests and taking the steps to communicate to the citizens that he is listening and action will be taken.
While the situation is tense, these protests for reform could be constructive for Iraq and possibly the Iraqi dinar Iraq has come a long way.
Iraq has democratically elected its leaders and now is staging protests for reform - not revolution.
Iraqi citizens have seen what it means for their voices to be heard and are now uniting their voices to demand more out of their government.
And it appears that Maliki is listening.
While no major changes have been made, Maliki has shown that he is willing to take immediate action to push Iraq forward.
Maliki cut his pay in half, provided free electricity and has allocated more money for food ration programs.
In addition, he has set his 100 day rule to ensure that every cabinet member is pushing for improvement in Iraq.
It remains to be seen how this rule plays out, but all parties involved must realize that major change will not occur overnight.
Creating more jobs, reliable electricity and clean water all require infrastructure and investment that will take time to come to fruition.
The Iraqi protests could accelerate the major reforms Maliki has vowed to fulfill.
Iraq has invested in infrastructure to bring about these major changes - money to build a better electric grid and facilitating foreign investment to create more jobs.
However, pressure needs to be put on these projects to make sure they are fulfilled in a timely matter.
This is what these protests could accomplish - that would a constructive protest.
Maliki must continue to show that he is listening and take concrete steps to back his words with action.
On the other side, Iraqi citizens must keep the government accountable by speaking up, but they also must realize that these reforms will take time and once they come to fruition, Iraq will be a better place.
While these protests make it a tenuous time in Iraq, in the future, they could have beneficial effects for the dinar.
The process of change or reform is never easy or smooth.
However, it is through that process countries move forward and are able to provide for its people.
Iraqi citizens are using their voices to demand change.
Iraq has an opportunity to show that they are capable of responding to their citizens and restoring order and confidence.
This is exactly what the dinar needs.
The dinar needs more confidence in order for it to rise in value.
While amidst these uncertainties, some may be wary, but the result of these protests could go a long way in showing how far Iraq and the dinar have come.
