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CJ Cregg
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 Mon Oct 24, 2005 8:40 am Fate of Iraqi charter in balance |
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| Quote: | Two provinces in Iraq have rejected the Iraqi draft constitution, Iraqi electoral officials have reported.
The Sunni-dominated provinces of Salahuddin and Anbar rejected the document by vast margins.
The Sunni province of Diyala has voted for the constitution.
This means the fate of the current document depends on the result in the Sunni province of Nineveh, which is expected on Tuesday or Wednesday.
Under the rules of the referendum on the constitution, three provinces have to vote "No" for the constitution to be rejected.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4372094.stm
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Republican_Man
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| Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:49 am |
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Hmmm...Well, this isn't the best of news, but it is expected. From what I recall, the Sunni leadership tended to be against the Constitution and pushed for its people to vote against it. However, I THINK that the most anti-Constitution sentiment was in those two provinces...but I'm not sure. And regardless, look at the number of Sunnis who voted. They were a LOT higher than the expectations of many Americans. Even if the Constitution is denied, it shows that they care about their country enough to use the democracy to vote. Even though they may cause the Constitution to fall, they still came out and voted for it in much larger numbers than anticipated. That's a good thing.
And lets keep in mind, folks, that it took SEVEN years for the US Constitution to be decided on and ratified. For them to get this far in a year...that's still quite impressive. I'm just waiting to see this on the news and their entirely negative spin on this.
(By the way...I'm back!  )
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