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To: FaultLine who wrote (94736)	4/18/2003 10:17:07 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 281500

I like this for starters, especially the portion marked in Bold: You might also wish to take a look here: How to Build a Democratic Iraq Adeed Dawisha and Karen Dawisha From Foreign Affairs, May/June 2003 foreignaffairs.org Interesting catalogue of ideas concerning various governmental forms, but each is under argued and the article as a whole fails to address, at least seriously, how to get from here to there and which might be more likely. Worth a read, however.

To: FaultLine who wrote (94736)	4/19/2003 12:31:45 AM
From: Sarmad Y. Hermiz	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

fl, thanks for posting the draft Iraq constitution. I wasn't aware it was available in English. I think the substance of this draft will be acceptable to the Kurds, Christians, and other ethnic minorities, and also to the educated in general. But I also think the extreme Mullahs will reject it, and probably boycott or walk out of the constitutional convention. So then it will depend on what support they'll have. I think it will also depend on when the convention is held. If it is in a year, after basic services are restored, and everyone is employed in rebuilding, it is possible the hard-line religionists will lose support. After all, they thrive in poverty and oppression. I am very glad of the emphasis on equality and various basic rights. Sarmad