Posted on 08/29/2005 2:59:38 PM PDT by Harkonnendog
The Iraqi Draft Constitution was approved by parliament, but not everybody is happy-
The Sunnis mainly object to provisions allowing the creation of a semi-autonomous regional zones in the Shia south, which they say will splinter Iraq and allow Iran to establish a foothold.The Sunnis have also called on the document to uphold Iraq's "Arab identity" - a demand rejected by the Kurds - and opposed its ban on the Ba'ath party. Followers of Muqtada al-Sadr, the radical Shia cleric, said they would join Sunnis in opposing the draft, even though they said the document's ban on former Ba'athists was too weak.
Beautiful! The Shias are pissed because the Sunnis are getting too much of what they want, and the Sunnis are pissed because the Shias are getting too much of what they want, and the Kurds are not getting screwed over. And now, because there is a referendum coming, the people will be allowed to VOTE- AGAIN!!! on how their country will be ruled.
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