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Working towards a 'federal' Iraq
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| Contributor | kal |
| Last Edited | kal Aug 30, 2008 09:34am |
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| Category | General |
| News Date | Saturday, August 30, 2008 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | In an unprecedented manner, right-wing political parties in Iraq are building alliances with the left and liberal parties. They do not consider these coalitions unusual or strange.
The scene becomes more bizarre as the US, which is considered the "godfather" of the political process in Iraq, continues to sponsor this controversial scenario, despite its great animosity to the right-wing Islamic parties and its historical opposition to leftist movements.
The conservative, religious and ethnic forces have succeeded in applying this strange political equation to the Iraqi political decision-making process.
They were also able to achieve their goals by setting up their own agenda in the framework of the constitution. Moreover, they also guaranteed the approval of the liberal and left forces for all their policies.
This gave them the strength to refute any doubts about their political intentions.
Federalism, that was brought into Iraq in haste and was forced into constitution, has become a notion which sets Iraq apart from other Arab countries.
The concept of federalism entered Iraq along with "democracy", giving the impression that they both go hand-in-hand and are inter-related.
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