Destiny Not in Iraqis' Hands
April 06, 2005
Carolyn Eisenberg explains Iraq's difficulties in forming a new government in an article published by Newsday. Many of these problems flow from the "interim constitution" written by American legal experts and handpicked Iraqis. This document complicated the efforts of elected Iraqi representatives to choose new leadership, and effectively delayed the creation of a government for over two months.
This article, originally published on March 31, 2005, can be read here:
http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-opeis314196758mar31,0,5419888.story?coll=ny-viewpoints-headlines
Carolyn Eisenberg is a professor of history at Hofstra University and is a member of the Coalition for a Realistic Foreign Policy. She is the author of "Drawing the Line: The American Decision to Divide Germany."
Posted by coalition at April 6, 2005 08:18 AM
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