White House (disconnect) shrugs off Iraq division measure

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White House shrugs off Iraq division measure

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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House on Thursday shrugged off US Senate approval of a Bosnia-style plan to divide Iraq on ethnic and religious lines, saying the non-binding measure would not change US policy.

"It's not something that shifts policy in Iraq," spokesman Tony Fratto said one day after the lawmakers backed what backers touted as the sole hope of forging a stable federal state out of deadly sectarian strife.

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"The concept of federalism has always been part of the construct in Iraq. It's part of their constitution. The UN Security Council resolutions on Iraq talk about a federal, democratic Iraq," said Fratto.

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"Everyone has views of what might be the best way to proceed in Iraq. But clearly those decisions have to be made by the people of Iraq and they cannot be imposed by foreign countries, and certainly not us," said Fratto.

Disconnect: Fratto says the amendment will not change Bush's policy, but admits it's part of Iraq's Constitution. He then goes on to say exactly what the amendment states: it's the Iraqi's decision to make.

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1. No Surprise

A divided Iraq makes it much more difficult for us to maintain our military presence there for the next 100 years. It's not as if the list of Iraqi politicians to bride is short and simple now. Split the country in three and that list gets three times as long.

Not to mention the oil. How can we ensure our best buddies get the best oil contracts "PSA's" if we start dividing the country up?

No freinds, we must "stay the course"

:freak: