Iraq: The Hidden Facts Part 2/2

A Divided Iraq Unites Against Partition Plan
Even US Embassy Opposes Resolution

by Ned Parker and Raheem Salman
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's divided political leadership, in a rare show of unity, skewered a non-binding U.S. Senate resolution approved in Washington, D.C., last week that endorses the decentralization of Iraq through the establishment of semi-autonomous regions.Also on Sunday, the U.S. Embassy joined the Iraqi politicians - both Shiite and Sunni - in criticizing the resolution.

The measure's advocacy of a relatively weak central government and strong Sunni Arab, Shiite and Kurdish regions has touched a nerve in the Iraqi political arena, stoking fears that the United States is planning to partition Iraq.

"The Congress adopted this proposal based on an incorrect reading and unrealistic estimations of the history, present and future of Iraq," said Izzat al-Shahbandar, a member of secular ex-prime minister Ayad Allawi's parliament bloc.

He was reading from a statement also signed by Iraq's pre-eminent religious Shiite Muslim parties and the main Sunni Arab bloc.

"It represents a dangerous precedent to establishing the nature of the relationship between Iraq and the USA," the statement said, "and shows the Congress as if it were planning for a long-term occupation by their country's troops."

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/10/01/4226/

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[sckryde]

well he is right !

and us real americans are sorry for what we have done.

[ceomeye]

the U.S.A is a corporations of greed. The Iraqi people have the right to defend their lands, people, and culture. Plainly, the war is about OIL. Wars produce profits, money for the arrogant and uncultured people. The GAza people, the middle east have the full right to defend themselves against corporations who show no humanity or respect for any culture, or any people as long as they can make money, they will come and kill you.

[rawatsanjaysingh09]

@sckryde that enough just a sorry man its like i kill ur family and say sorry . they are fighting for freedom it a birth right. only destroying ur army vehicles look what ur army doing to iraqi civilians using experimental weapons on them.

[Arabchick18]

The only people that want iraq to be at war and be divided is america.America is the one that is trying to divide iraqi people and iraq.

[Arabchick18]

Iraq shall never be divided.Majority of iraqi people no matter if they are shia,sunni,christian,turkomen,­chaldean,and other groups don't want our own homeland being divided.For what????so america can get oil in a easy way.On top of that the kurds will also never get a country and will never be able to divide iraq.

[franklouuu]

@Icedude91 Wooo. What a naive comment. Don't you think that lots of civilians die accidentally in these wars? Don't you think that these wars destroy countries and leave them in ruins. The poverty, misery and criminality increases exponentially.... That alone kills more than you can imagine.

And if it wasn't invaded for oil it was invaded for what? Tony Blair and the republicans can't give a good explanation. Or do you think that Iraq's war was a war on terror?

[shafimekkk]

@Icedude91 are u kidding me.... war was and is for 3 main reasons

1. oil from iraq- pipeline from afghanistan to get oil from eastern europe.

2. war is always BEST for WEAPONS MANUFACTURING COMPANIES.

3. WAR ON TERROR gives government to attack any person or organisation in the name of terror and homeland security. its best for controlling their own citizens. u must be enjoying being raped at airport gates.....

DONT TELL ME 9/11 WAS NOT AN INSIDE JOB....

[aviomaster]

Poor IRAQI people ,,, 250.000.000.000 Barrels of OIL lies under your ground ... Muslims and  all people who want to fight against imperialism join the fight ...

[yezidi11]

haha the end of the dis vid was funny....hes like fuck ur father lol

[yezidi11]

when will dis shit end

[bird1254]

keep fighting for your freedom!! greetings from an non brain washed european