George Washington and Sheikh Ghazi al-Yawar have much in common, although the only flowing white robes Washington ever wore were Roman togas in epic portraits. Iraq has now reached a point similar, in many ways, to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, when a group of unelected men met to change the course of their country’s history. These similarities bring hope for Iraq’s future. Consider the situation the United States was in prior to 1787. Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government was weak, with local state governments and militias holding much power. The economy was stagnant, much to the...