Good news from iraq!

**Leet Eriksson** · 10-25-2005, 19:38

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/4374822.stm

Well not really good news actually. Seems like the voting didn't work out so well, and the constitution will remain unchanged.. i still say the consitution is still decent.. eh...

**Tribesman** · 10-25-2005, 19:56

Good news indeed , now onto Decembers election .
the constitution will remain unchanged..
No that is a preliminary constitution to allow for elections , just another step , then they start work on a full constitution .

**Leet Eriksson** · 10-25-2005, 20:02

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Good news indeed , now onto Decembers election .
the constitution will remain unchanged..
No that is a preliminary constitution to allow for elections , just another step , then they start work on a full constitution .

Now thats good news, whew.. tbh the consitution is a piece of crap.

**Tribesman** · 10-25-2005, 20:17

tbh the consitution is a piece of crap.
No its great

Its what you get when you set artificial deadlines to diametrically opposed viewpoints and have a third viewpoint that is appointed not elected and doesn't really want to be there anyway but know they are going to get really shafted if they are not .
Now if the Sunni Arab community really participate in the next elections they will have more seats than the Kurds , though of course the Kurds still have their veto .
I honestly cannot see how it is going to work at all . They most likely outcome is ......but hey this is a good news topic right

**Idaho** · 10-25-2005, 21:21

There are really only three likely options for Iraq - bloody civil war, bodged partition a la Palestine or central brutal dictator.

**Dâriûsh** · 10-25-2005, 23:20

Originally Posted by Idaho

There are really only three likely options for Iraq - bloody civil war, bodged partition a la Palestine or central brutal dictator.

Congratulations to the soon-to-be Republic of Kurdistan, the Islamic Republic of al-Sadrstan, and the equally Islamic Republic of Tikrit-Ramădī!

**Xiahou** · 10-25-2005, 21:35

Originally Posted by Tribesman

No that is a preliminary constitution to allow for elections , just another step , then they start work on a full constitution .

I think you're behind a few months. The last elections were based on the preliminary constitution- this was for real.

**Tribesman** · 10-25-2005, 22:54

I think you're behind a few months.
Ahhhhh...ummmmm.... nope .

You are a few weeks behind , it was one of the last minute compromises to get the Sunni arabs to accept putting forward the document and break the deadlock as they coundn't carry on the postponements indefinately .

**Xiahou** · 10-25-2005, 23:58

Originally Posted by Tribesman

I think you're behind a few months.
Ahhhhh...ummmmm.... nope .

You are a few weeks behind , it was one of the last minute compromises to get the Sunni arabs to accept putting forward the document and break the deadlock as they coundn't carry on the postponements indefinately .

You'd better read some different news with your coffee- apparently what you've been reading isnt any good.

The compromise dealt with the amendment process- not writing a new constitution.

**Tribesman** · 10-26-2005, 00:20

The compromise dealt with the amendment process- not writing a new constitution.
Ahem ......then they start work on a full constitution .
The one they have is a work in progress . Several rather major points could not be agreed upon so were left out entirely , for future negociations after the elections , other were left open for final agreement on the specific wording .
The compromise dealt with putting forward an unfinished document .
More coffee Dear ????