| The United States on Monday claimed a diplomatic victory in Iraq's tortuous march toward sovereignty after the Iraqi Governing Council signed an interim constitution despite persistent reservations from the country's leading Shi'ite Muslim cleric.
President Bush, who was visiting his native Texas for a campaign fund-raiser, called the signing "a historic milestone" that established American-style freedoms of religion, speech and assembly for Iraq while moving the Muslim nation toward sovereignty and democratic elections. |
And I'd have to hazard a guess that if Bunnypants thinks that anything historic or heroic for the benefit of Iraq is going to win voters, he is going to be sorely disappointed. Invading another country might, but he's made such a big deal of the heathen unworthiness of the Iraqis that I doubt if too many Americans are going to be all that excited that they are getting any style of goodies when compared to what Americans are most assuredly not getting in their own country. Such as cheap gasoline and jobs.
| But Shi'ite objections remained. The powerful Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, whose influence forced the coalition authority to agree to early elections, warned the new document would make it harder for Iraq to agree on a permanent constitution.
U.S. officials, however, did their best to play down Sistani's misgivings. |
Yes. Because we don't really care about that permanent constitution right now. We'll deal with that after November 2. Right now we just want signatures on a piece of paper so Bunnypants can say "Mission Accomplished".
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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