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To: Sig who wrote (105672)	7/15/2003 7:57:57 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Respond to of 281500

the timetable for Iraq: The Governing Council, whose members were selected, rather than elected, is meant to be the forerunner of a 200-250 member constitutional assembly that is planned to start drawing up a draft constitution in September. That process is expected to take nine months to a year and free elections to pick a government are expected to follow. thestar.com My comment: So, according to this timeline, the Constitution will be finished by June-to-September 2004, and the elections an unspecified time after that. This means U.S. troops are definitely committed to Iraq, till after the U.S. elections. Unanswered questions: 1. will the constitution be submitted to the approval of the Iraqi people, or their elected representatives? 2. How involved will Americans be, in "guiding" the elections? Will we ban some parties? 3. Will our soldiers leave, after the elections? 4. Will the contracts and agreements made by the Occupation Authority be binding on the following elected government?