Quote Originally Posted by Gumby
thanks pyshco, I wasn't sure why they didn't take that into account...

are you aware of what they are trying to get... I've only heard about the newly elected officals but do not know what kind of government they are trying to form. Do you think they could create a country with three independant states??

Kinda like how America was suppose to be set up? Funny how we forget the seperation of state and federal power... (I realized that when I found out 21 is only the drinking age because the federal government pays each state to keep their drinking age at 21)
There are 18 provinces in Iraq in which only 3 are Sunni dominant. I believe that when they drew up their constitution one of the provisions was distribution of the oil wealth so one group wouldn't be "betrayed" as was done during the Saddam era.

As for the actual political system I'm sure it will be, like in the U.S., where differents provinces can self govern as long as it doesn't go against set rules in their "Federal" law, or constitution. They are from a different region than ours and their idea of democracy and ours will surely be different in many aspects but I still believe that this is mile stone for the middle east! If you can take three groups as divided as these ones have been in the past and make a credible government for all, well enough said!


Have a good one!:thumbsup: