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Iraqi Leaders Unsure About US "Reconciliation" Goal
For much of this year, the U.S. military strategy in Iraq has sought to reduce violence so that politicians could bring about national reconciliation, but several top Iraqi leaders say they have lost faith in that broad goal. So even if the surge is working, we're still quagmired. Iraqi leaders argue that sectarian animosity is entrenched in the structure of their government "I don't think there is something called reconciliation, and there will be no reconciliation as such," said Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, a Kurd. "To me, it is a very inaccurate term. This is a struggle about power." Humam Hamoudi, a prominent Shiite cleric and parliament member, said any future reconciliation would emerge naturally from an efficient, fair government, not through short-term political engineering among Sunnis and Shiites. "Reconciliation should be a result and not a goal by itself," he said. "You should create the atmosphere for correct relationships, and not wave slogans that 'I want to reconcile with you.' " Except in the US Congress and several other guilt-ridden European contries. Posted by: Bobby 2007-10-08 |
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