Iraqi streets are full with all kinds of convoys, American and Iraqi, that wander here and there all the day and night.

The problem of these convoys is blocking roads.

Sometimes we are obliged to wait for more than half an hour in intersections waiting for the convoy to arrive to and then pass. People are forced to wait and wait in order to allow 'the masters' pass.

We have 275 parliament members, more than 30 ministers, three members of presidency council, three members of parliament presidency panel, the deputies of prime minister and ministers in addition to tens of parties' leaderships and prominent figures. Those people are accompanied by tens of vehicles and tens of soldiers who are armed to the teeth. Can you imagine life with all these convoys?

Our streets with all these convoys look like the game of snake and ladders, the citizens are the players of this game who depend on luck to find the open roads because there is no rule for that. Driving in Baghdad just depends on luck.

The withdrawal of American troops from the cities solved part of the problem. Yesterday Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki recommended prohibiting most of the officials from closing roads; I hope they will listen to him. I was happy; I thought it is about time that we will stop playing that game but that happiness didn’t last long because the decision of the PM had exceptions; for himself, Mr. President and the speaker of the parliament. I think Mr. Maliki doesn’t want to deprive Iraqis from playing the game that they have been playing the last six years. Thanks to you Mr. Maliki.