Iraq government in disarray, leaders play blame game (Reuters)

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Iraq government in disarray, leaders play blame game
Sat Jul 28, 2007 8:47AM EDT

By Ross Colvin

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Friction between Iraq's Sunni Arab,
Shi'ite and Kurdish leaders has erupted into a public spat
over who is to blame for the failure so far to enact any
of the laws that Washington hopes will reconcile Iraqis.

While U.S. officials have pressured Shi'ite Prime Minister
Nuri al-Maliki's government -- a brittle coalition of
Shi'ites, Kurds and Sunni Arabs -- to move faster, the
latest bout of finger-pointing highlights the political
gridlock.

Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh on Friday accused
the biggest Sunni political bloc, the Accordance Front,
of blackmail and obstruction, while President Jalal
Talabani, a Kurd, suggested the Front harbored insurgent
sympathizers.

The Front sparked the war of words on Wednesday when
it pulled its ministers out of Maliki's government and gave
him a week to meet a series of demands, including a
greater say in security matters.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSCOL83253720070728

[BlackHawk706867]

1. "enact any of the laws that Washington hopes will reconcile Iraqis"

What that really means is the ability to steal their oil.

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[rodeodance]

3. the legal way

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2. The Sunni are the ones who are getting arms from the US.

[Eugene]

4. The Sunnis are demanding gov't reforms, not guns.

Besides, the US gives plenty of guns to the Shi'ites
in the form of the security forces. The Sunni demands
may be unrealistic, but they are not completely
unreasonable.