RS21968
Iraq: Reconciliation and Benchmarks
March 13, 2008
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Summary
The current government is the product of a U.S.-supported election process designed to produce a democracy, although many believe it produced a sectarian government incapable of reconciliation. The Administration says that, partly as a result of the U.S. "troop surge," it is now seeing signs of national political reconciliation with the passage of some key laws. Debate remains over whether to continue to try to reconcile Iraq's communities and strengthen Baghdad or to promote regional and communal autonomy. See CRS Report RL31339, Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security, by Kenneth Katzman.
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