#6 I dunno, seems to me that speed in asserting democratic control of Iraq shouldn't take a back seat to quality; i.e., the process, such as participation in elections, fielding candidates, debates, etc., etc. When some group has spurned the process, yet makes political demands later on that are taken seriously, the whole purpose of the exercise itself loses its value.
Why go through all the motions when some group can kill a whole bunch of civilians, then make demands and subsequently receive all or part of what they want? |
Iraq's Sunnis yesterday won greater role in the country's politics, but the exact number of their representation in the committee drafting a constitution remained unclear. Leading officials in the committee tasked with writing the constitution by Aug. 15 said the size of the committee would be expanded to 69 members from 55. The number of Sunni Arab members would be raised to 15 from two, giving them the same level of representation in the body as the Kurds. The Sunnis, however, have demanded more. On Wednesday an alliance of Iraq's main Sunni Arab groups said they wanted 25 seats on the constitutional committee and would refuse to take part in drafting the document unless their demand was met.