A Divided Iraq unites against partition plan: Even US Embassy opposes resolution by Ned Parker and Raheem Salman |
| Published: October 1, 2007, 9:11 am |
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We're finally uniting Iraqis -- against us, our cavalier determination that their country should be divided, and our apparent intention to continue our occupation of their country indefinitely....A divided Iraq unites against partition planEVEN U.S. EMBASSY OPPOSES RESOLUTIONBy Ned Parker and Raheem SalmanLos Angeles TimesSan Jose Mercury NewsArticle Launched:10/01/2007 01:37:55 AM PDTBAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's divided political leadership, in a rare show of unity, skewered a non-binding U.S. Senate resolution approved in Washington, D.C., last week that endorses the decentralization of Iraq through the establishment of semi-autonomous regions.Also on Sunday, the U.S. Embassy joined the Iraqi politicians - both Shiite and Sunni - in criticizing the resolution.The measure's advocacy of a relatively weak central government and strong Sunni Arab, Shiite and Kurdish regions has touched a nerve in the Iraqi political arena, stoking fears that the United States is planning to partition [ Full article ] |
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