U.S. Asks Others to Pressure Iraq to Be Inclusive

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U.S. Asks Others to Pressure Iraq to Be Inclusive
By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Published: June 12, 2005

WASHINGTON, June 11 - The Bush administration, seeking to close the continuing rift between Shiite and dissident Sunni Arab leaders in Iraq, is enlisting Europe, the Arab world and the United Nations to pressure the Baghdad government to include minorities in the political process, administration and other diplomats say.

The American effort has produced consensus among a broad spectrum of countries, including many that had opposed the 2003 invasion and have been reluctant to send troops or large donations.

These countries, which have joined in general United Nations resolutions supporting elections and the reconstruction of Iraq, are now said by American officials to be ready to go a step further by trying to persuade Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and his Shiite and Kurdish allies to be more inclusive.

The administration officials and diplomats said the campaign was taking several forms, from a surprise visit to Baghdad last week by top envoys of the European Union and Britain to a conference in Brussels on June 22 on Iraq, to be attended by envoys from 80 countries, the United Nations, the World Bank, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/12/international/middleeast/12convene.html?ex=1119240000&en=b7fb1b4e1a40fbe0&ei=5099&partner=TOPIXNEWS

[LynnTheDem]

1. Definition of "sovereign" not in American dictionaries.

Scrubbed entry.

:eyes:

[cliss]

2. Ha, what a joke.

After first flushing their allies down the toilet, now they are soliciting their assistance.

They are so ridiculous. Other countries must be dumbfounded at the foolishness of this administration.

I am quite sure they also knew the outcome of the Iraq war before it even started. Now, they get to sit back and watch the next move: begging.

If they had done the right thing in the first place, they would not be in this laughable situation.