Setting the Record Straight on Federalism in Iraq: Joe Biden

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-biden/setting-the-record-straig_b_66790.html

Posted October 2, 2007 | 12:27 PM (EST)



Last week, the Senate overwhelmingly approved the Biden-Brownback amendment to the Defense Authorization bill, which says it should be U.S. policy to support a political settlement in Iraq based upon the principles of federalism. The 75-23 bi-partisan vote, including 26 Republicans, marked the first time this year that the Senate has passed an Iraq-related policy measure.

Since then, some political leaders in Iraq have misunderstood the amendment. Instead of working to clear up any misunderstandings about the Senate amendment, the U.S. embassy in Baghdad issued a statement that dangerously mischaracterizes it.