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Iraq may get unity government on Saturday

Corneliu
17-05-2006, 18:01
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060517/ts_nm/iraq_dc

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament may vote on Saturday on a new government in which the country's main religious and ethnic groups will share power, officials said on Wednesday, signaling an end to months of political paralysis.

This is a good thing and it is my hope that the Iraqi parliment votes on this new government and approves it. This is a step in the right direction.
Skinny87
17-05-2006, 18:04
If it happens it'll be a bloody miracle. I've heard enough announcements like this before to take them with a pinch of salt. I give it a few weeks before it breaks down with inter-party squabbling and accusations.
Unabashed Greed
17-05-2006, 18:10
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060517/ts_nm/iraq_dc



This is a good thing and it is my hope that the Iraqi parliment votes on this new government and approves it. This is a step in the right direction.

Dude, maybe you weren't paying attention when a cell phone ring tone (of a suni prayer chant) nearly caused a brawl in the Iraqi parliament. Unity? Good luck.
Corneliu
17-05-2006, 18:17
Dude, maybe you weren't paying attention when a cell phone ring tone (of a suni prayer chant) nearly caused a brawl in the Iraqi parliament. Unity? Good luck.

I actually laughed at that.
Skinny87
17-05-2006, 18:22
I actually laughed at that.

And yet you think they'll have a unity govt when a cell phone call can set off a giant dispute?

Yeah, right...
Corneliu
17-05-2006, 18:23
And yet you think they'll have a unity govt when a cell phone call can set off a giant dispute?

Yeah, right...

The Iraqi leaders believe they will have a Unity Government Oh ye of little faith.
Skinny87
17-05-2006, 18:25
The Iraqi leaders believe they will have a Unity Government Oh ye of little faith.

When a cell phone call can set off a fight in the Iraqi Parliament, I honestly have no faith in the idea of a unity government.
Minoriteeburg
17-05-2006, 18:27
Dude, maybe you weren't paying attention when a cell phone ring tone (of a suni prayer chant) nearly caused a brawl in the Iraqi parliament. Unity? Good luck.


anyone taking bets yet on how long the gov't will last?????
Corneliu
17-05-2006, 18:28
When a cell phone call can set off a fight in the Iraqi Parliament, I honestly have no faith in the idea of a unity government.

I guess you haven't seen fist fights in other parliments before have you? Some can happen at the drop of a hat. Frankly, I do have faith that they will have a unity government and that it will help heal the nation. It won't happen overnight but it is a start nonetheless
Kanabia
17-05-2006, 18:28
When a cell phone call can set off a fight in the Iraqi Parliament, I honestly have no faith in the idea of a unity government.

Hey, hey, petty arguments for patently ridiculous reasons have always been the cornerstone of western liberal democracy!