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"As Omar at ITM worries of lately, why are these leaders not yielding more to the realities/needs to form a stable government that will with the army and police forces show a united front against all the sectarian divide as well as the remaining insurgents both local and foreign. He obviousely groans in the spirit when he had talked about this new proposal for a National Security Committee, being purely a smokescreen. It detracts from the energies required for the Interim Election Assembly to stay focused on the task at hand. That being bringing forth the final pick of future leaders, for vote and swaring in."

In the past, Zarqawi has attempted to exploit Sunni dissatisfaction with various political moves in Iraq (e.g. disbanding Hussein's Army, registering voters, the January 2005 elections, etc.).

Well, Zarqawi's new Shura Council doesn't have anything to exploit while Iraq's 3 major groups are still horse-trading...because no single Iraqi leader has yet been picked. The new Iraqi leader isn't Sunni, isn't Shia, isn't Kurdish.

So right now the Shura Council can't appeal to Shia (if Sadr/Badr were dissed by a Kurdish or Sunni leader) or to the Sunnis (if a Kurd or Shia was made the new Iraqi leader).

Isn't it interesting that as Al Qaeda in Iraq grows weaker with each passing day, that Al Qaeda has to *wait* for this grand political horse-trading to conclude?!

So let the Iraqi politicians talk. Let them jawbone this new leadership post for a while. Time favors us far more than Al Qaeda. Each passing day weakens the Shura Council...they have no boogeyman to demonize and attack right now.

"So let the Iraqi politicians talk. Let them jawbone this new leadership post for a while. Time favors us far more than Al Qaeda. Each passing day weakens the Shura Council...they have no boogeyman to demonize and attack right now."
This Mahajadeen Shura Council of Iraq is a long term propostion. Powers that be most likely have redefined their rule not to include further open resistance. They morphed into a form that is more secretive in intentions. Al Qaeda as lead by zman is no longer. Zman went into hiding. As you know he no longer has command in Iraq.
As stated by this new form, their long term intention is to set up a Caliph state. As I have made remarks on some other very recent postings. They may be in for a long hard battle, that will simply fizzle out, if a united Iraq comes out of the horse trading. Because like every other Mid East country that now is going after all radical groups, their (radical groups) aims do not mesh with the governments/monarchies desires to play ball with the US and western nations to become very wealthy while under our military protection.
At any rate. Just in case, you did not connect with my reference to the proposed Iraqi National Security Committee, it appears it is a worthless effort by the major parties to appear to favor a national unity government, while not really working toward it. The committee would be comprised of the current mix. And it would appear to champion unity, while having no constitutional rights to exist, nor any teeth, other then presenting a mirage in the desert. That was all I was getting at. A smokescreen, that allows for the final agreement to let Iraq be ruled by Shia while at the same time appearing to the dumb, that somehow they would continue to work in the future toward a more unity government. Of course if this is the case. It is a joke. Some things are black and white. Either a unity government is soon to be elected or it will not happen in the future, most likely. And much of what the US administration has worked for will no come to past. In short, we gambled, and perhaps have lost in this respect. The idea all along has been to force a mix of different groups to work together as one in purpose where it comes to ruling Iraq in an equitable way. If only one or two major groups represent the government, and they turn out to be only Shia, then simply based on their histories, we cannot expect the other two major entities to feel comfortable. Who will represent their needs. Will they simply be tolerated but ignored were desired to do so. Of course I realize this is the case in most democratic nations. Regardless of form of government the majority and strong always end up on the top, the rest, for all practical purposes simply go along out of expediency.