[Mb-civic] Peril in Iraq's Constitution

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Peril in Iraq's Constitution 
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Intractable differences between factions could destroy the nation as it attempts to write the document.

By Peter W. Galbraith
Peter W. Galbraith, a former U.S. ambassador to Croatia, is senior diplomatic fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in Washington.

February 14 2005

With the announcement Sunday of the results in Iraq's historic election, the winners must now form a government and write a constitution. At the first task, the Iraqis seem destined to succeed. Writing a constitution, however, may tear the country apart. 

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