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2005-06-26 Iraq-Jordan

Most of Iraq's new constitution finalized

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Posted by Anonymoose 2005-06-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Without reading what they have written, it's impossible to say more than I'm hopeful they left the BS out and stuck to principles of freedom, equality, and individualism. Here's hoping.

Posted by .com 2005-06-26 01:48|| 2005-06-26 01:48|| Front Page Top

#2 If the other hotly disputed issues are as meaningful as arguing over the use of the word federation or Iraqi Republic - that woulc be a very hopeful sign.

Posted by 2b 2005-06-26 05:19|| 2005-06-26 05:19|| Front Page Top

#3 But the MSM was telling us agreement by the end of August deadline would be impossible.

Posted by phil_b 2005-06-26 05:24|| 2005-06-26 05:24|| Front Page Top

#4 I doubt this will be a paean to the individual but more a power sharing arrangement among the Kurds, Sunnis and Shias. We lost the individual thing when an oil trust fund like Alaska's was not set up to distribute the proceeds to individual Iraqi's.

My greatest fear for Iraq is the experience of every other country whose economy is dominated by oil extraction. Think Venezuela, Mexico, Arabia, Iran, Indonesia. Thuggocracies all. The only exceptions are countries that were previously civilized, Norway.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-06-26 08:33|| 2005-06-26 08:33|| Front Page Top

#5 better than debating whether to have the caliph go out and meet hulegu khan--they've come a long way baby

Posted by SON OF TOLUI 2005-06-26 16:02|| 2005-06-26 16:02|| Front Page Top

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