Wednesday, May 02, 2007

If one recalls, Maliki was not the first choice of the Shia majority in Iraq.

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The choice of the Shia majority was Ibrahim al-Jaafari. If Bush hadn't dabbled in Iraqi politics perhaps the Shia would be feeling more secure. Bush shouldn't have done it. It seems to me the Shia never really changed Prime Ministers, but, Bush did. It looks to me that Iraq is breaking down into autonomous nations and their legislation and executive branches are probably already in place.

An Iranian lawmaker said Wednesday that Iran should be represented with a clear-cut plan on Iraq in the international conference on Iraq security in Sharm al-Sheikh in Egypt.
Member of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Majlis Rashid Jalali Jaafari told IRNA that among Iran's plans is strategies to end security problems in Iraq and fight terrorism.
Jaafari said moreover, definite strategies and proposals would be offered for cooperation with Iran to fight terrorism.
Senior diplomats from four corners of the world will gather in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Wednesday for the biggest diplomatic drive to settle Iraq's woes since its 2003 occupation, amid hopes the two days of high-level talks could help end the bloodshed in Iraq.
The Sharm el-Sheikh conference is the second attempt in two months to bring Iraq's neighbours together in a bid to reach a consensus on means of ending the crisis.
The two-day conference starts on Thursday with the launch of the International Compact with Iraq (ICI), an initiative providing a framework for Iraq's security and economic development.