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March 3, 2006

Iraq the Model: 'Mesopotamia...amid a political storm'

Topics: Iraq

Omar at Iraq the Model, predicted that Jafari's visit to Turkey would complicate the political process in a bad way, and says that it's certainly not news that from the very beginning, Kurds, Sunni and secular blocs weren't comfortable with the UIA's nomination of Jafari. However, it seems that the UIA and Jafari's "latest suspicious step" has pushed them to declare their opposition and officially ask the UIA to nominate someone other than Jafari to head the cabinet [along with other apparently valid issues, the Kurdish and the Sunni groups think that he (Jaafari) is not appropriate and they cannot form a cabinet with him, especially because they view him as not being neutral].

The Kurds, Sunni and seculars will still have a chance to force the UIA to replace Jafari because their votes are necessary for approving the cabinet.

What really worries me here is that the UIA knows this mechanism which is stated in the constitution yet they refuse to change their mind which makes one suspect they have no intention to compromise and they want to do some arm-twisting telling the others to 'either accept Jafari or face the danger of halting the entire political process' .
They're playing a very dangerous game that only those who don't care for the unity of the country would dare play.

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According to Omar, what makes him cynical about the UIA is that the Shia parties endorse taqiyya which allows them to express false attitudes other than the ones they really adopt for the sake of preserving the 'faith' until they are strong enough to declare their real hidden stance.

What strikes me is that if Omar, an Iraqi Muslim has concerns about dealing with the Shi'a, shouldn't the West?

Posted by Richard at March 3, 2006 2:54 PM

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