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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: michael97123 who wrote (101414)6/13/2003 1:12:24 PM
From: frankw1900  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
Don't think so: Constitutional monarchy made some sense given the particulars in iraq. mike


Monarchies rely on their existence by having legitimacy and they usually get that in two ways:

By being around a long time (Spain, England, Thailand), or

By being invited by the country to come and fulfill a constitutional function,

In both cases people have a basic idea that monarchies are OK.

Neither case holds in Iraq. Previously, the Hashemite monarchy in Iraq was imposed for a short time by outside powers and did not rule successfully. There is no resevoir of good will in Iraq towards the Hashemites.

King Hussein's brother says he woulld help the Iraqis if they asked him for help but it's pretty clear he doesn't want to be "volunteered" by parties not representative of the greater part of the Iraqi people.

Also, the Iraqis have put up with 30 years of a ruler and I doubt very much the Kurds and Shiites and probably most Sunnis want to see another one soon. The present US administrator is there on borrowed time - his legitimacy is based on the the acceptance of US power, goodwill from the removal of Hussein, the basic idea he has good intentions, and his temporary-ness.

A new Iraqi government must be achieved the hard way through outrageous amounts of argument and negotiation. This would be the case even if a new constitution were written by the US. There's an awful lot to thrash out.
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