Iraq's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, appears to be in a tight spot. The Iraqiya bloc have threatened to depart leaving him without a governing majority after Maliki moved against VP al-Hashimi and deputy pm al-Mutlak, both influential members of Iraqiya. Al-Maliki's intent appears to be clear. He wants to dominate in a post-US Iraq, he wants to retain control of the security forces and he sees the future of Iraq as under threat. Yet he faces a problem. He can not save his country without Iraqiya and Iraqiya do not want him - the simple option would be to announce new ministers for the defence and interior ministries. The question is, can he trust anyone to do it? Well, he is going to have to if he wants to remain prime minister.
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