Iraqi Pessimistic of Constitution Deal

[brooklynite]

BAGHDAD, Iraq - The head of the committee drafting Iraq's constitution said Tuesday that three days are not enough to win over the Sunni Arabs, and the document they rejected may ultimately have to be approved by parliament as is and taken to the people in a referendum.

Iraqi leaders completed a draft Monday night and submitted it to parliament, but — just minutes from a midnight deadline — lawmakers delayed a vote to give negotiators time to persuade Sunni Arabs to accept it.

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The 15 Sunni members of the drafting committee issued a statement saying they had rejected the proposal because the government and the committee did not abide by an agreement for consensus. They said agreement on the document was still far off.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050823/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq

[shoelace414]

1. Just ignore the sunni's

then tell them they didn't vote in January, too bad. That is the way to stabilize a country.

(I'm assuming in a few days this will be the argument on FR)

[maddezmom]

5. did you see the choice * offered up today in his little press conf?

DONNELLY, Idaho (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Tuesday that Iraq's Sunnis, who have balked at a draft constitution offered by Shi'ites and Kurds, have to decide what kind of society they want to live in.

"This talk about Sunnis rising up, I mean the Sunnis have got to make a choice. Do they want to live in a society that's free, or do they want to live in violence?" Bush told reporters
more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050823/us_nm/iraq_bush_dc_2;_

looks like he's already written them off...they won't be free under the current draft and they already live in violence. Not much of a choice.

[mikeytherat]

2. Wonderfully UNDERSTATED headline

He's not just "(an)(any) Iraqi", he's...

wait for it...

The head of the committee drafting Iraq's constitution...

Way to write a headline, AP!

mikey_the_rat

[Turbineguy]

3. But........

Chimpy just said it was going well! Now I'm really confused. I mean who do I believe? Bush's words or my own lying eyes?

[Barrett808]

4. Being freeped: 2.5/5 with 731 votes -- vote it up! n/t