Religious parties deal blow to US hopes for Iraq

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1671765,00.html

The Bush administration's hopes for a government of national unity in Iraq, led by its favoured candidate, Ayad Allawi, the secular and pro-western former prime minister, received a setback last night.

Preliminary results showed that most voters opted for Sunni and Shia religious parties in a parliament in which nationalists who want an early timetable for a withdrawal of US and British troops will have a stronger voice.

Zalmay Khalilzad, the US ambassador to Iraq, said: "It seems sectarian identity and ethnic identity have played the dominant role." Although he went on to say the US would wait for "the principal groups to form a broad-based national unity government", it was not clear last night that they would. A Shia-Sunni-Kurdish alliance without Mr Allawi looked the most likely option.

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Sectarian and ethnic identity have played a dominant role? Wow, who'd a thunk it?

mikey_the_rat

* is a fucking idiot.
(sorry, I can't stop saying it)

Our bases will stay in Iraq along with the control of the county and oil. After all they passed laws saying Iraq could not change the laws to un- make it an 'anything goes' Capitalists state. Our man's son even control the oil. Big business is ready to move into that country. With Bush in control of our military and in business pocket what else can happen?

doubt that they'll be able to walk down the streets of Baghdad anytime soon.

IT was the bu$h regime that had hopes for a bu$h friendly government.
Too bad the Iraqis had a different idea
:rofl:

eom

Iraniraqistan! A whole new Islamic state! And it is a BIG one... Great going chimpass!

Repukes must love turning countries into Fundie Theocracies. They're trying to do it here too.

where's Diebold when you really need 'em? :shrug:

how will BushCo spin this so he can take responsibility for all this "good" that's happened in Mess O'Potamia?

We told you so. You can't bring true democracy to another people by force. The main drive and thrust *HAS* to come from the people themselves.

Now the world is going to be an even MORE dangerous place, thanks to the nincompoops who purported to make it safer. Thanks a lot guys, we really appreciate it.

Todd in Cheesecurdistan