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Originally posted by bilmore
I was thinking that, if the next phase isn't rushed, this was well-timed, as it starts the perception of local rule sooner rather than later, even though very little is actually decided at this point. It takes it more out of the "occupation" stage when they start doing things like establishing constitutions, even temporary ones.
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It certainly has the surface feel of self rule, but I keep coming back to the fact that this was a document drafted by people appointed by the occupying authority. It seems funny to then say that it is a step away from the occupation stage.
Sistani's proven he's got the ear of a lot of folks in that country, and he's telling them all that this isn't self-rule until the elections come. And after all the wrangling over the charter provisions seen to be the Kurds' veto power, I'm sure they won't feel like they're governing themselves until the ink is dry on the real constitution.
