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Iraq leaders call for solution to political crisis

Anchorage Daily News online -- LARA JAKES
The Associated Press

Published: April 28th, 2012 04:52 AM
Last Modified: April 28th, 2012 08:16 AM

BAGHDAD (AP) - Leaders from nearly all of Iraq's top political blocs called Saturday for a solution to a crisis pitting the Shiite-led government against Sunnis and Kurds, saying the dispute threatens the country's national interests.

The statement came after three days of meetings that brought together senior Sunni, Kurdish and even Shiite politicians disgruntled with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki - who was not represented at the talks in Irbil, the capital of Iraq's northern Kurdish region. While no one at the mini-summit demanded that al-Maliki step down, the fact that the discussions included key figures from across Iraq's political spectrum underscored the growing

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gandalfthegrey1 Champion Author Houston Posts:1,184 Points:384,785 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 30, 2012 6:43:06 AM Ignore gandalfthegrey1 Report Abuse Too many lives; too much time and money wasted to save people who do not want to be saved. Ditto Iran, Syria, Afganistan et al.
Point__man Champion Author Raleigh Posts:4,340 Points:878,670 Joined:Oct 2010	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 11:47:06 PM Ignore Point__man Report Abuse been doing that for how many thousands of years and we sacrificed how many American lives trying to teach them better ;)
anascom Champion Author Hamilton Posts:1,593 Points:553,115 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 11:09:51 PM Ignore anascom Report Abuse who cares!
VomVom Champion Author Calgary Posts:3,857 Points:1,627,080 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 9:51:20 PM Ignore VomVom Report Abuse The middle east is in a constant state of turmoil. Besides religious conflicts, there are ethnic difficulties. It is a very complex problem that is not easy to resolve.
ToolinIt Champion Author Colorado Posts:1,803 Points:888,070 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 8:31:46 PM Ignore ToolinIt Report Abuse Nothing will ever change in the Mideast. Tribal communities have always been there and there is no changing them. It's like the Hatfields and the McCoys plus one or more tribes that have been at war with each other since the beginning of time.
Meowmy Champion Author Florida Posts:1,293 Points:348,855 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 7:30:56 PM Ignore Meowmy Report Abuse They really need to work out their differences. Enough with the 'tribal' mentalities.
jjjleblanc Champion Author Rochester Posts:5,881 Points:1,519,510 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 5:42:05 PM Ignore jjjleblanc Report Abuse Their solutions will be bad for somebody.
cmmattia Champion Author Long Island Posts:1,989 Points:392,560 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 4:48:07 PM Ignore cmmattia Report Abuse i am soooooooo tired of iraq..... i wish they did not exist..... they are just annoying !!!
doggod Champion Author Anchorage Posts:2,853 Points:742,335 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 3:09:16 PM Ignore doggod Report Abuse >> the dispute threatens the country's national interests. << What are "national interests" exactly? What? Oh, yeah, there's some writing between the lines there. It says "national interests" are the interests of the authoritarian rulers of all three of those religious/cultural factions. Has nothing to do with the interests of the long-suffering people of Iraq. Except to the extent they buy the baloney their "leaders" shovel at them and keep letting themselves be led around and used as pawns.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,265 Points:2,372,345 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 2:57:40 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse boys will be boys is their solution
Suzzoom Champion Author Nevada Posts:2,368 Points:506,140 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 1:20:36 PM Ignore Suzzoom Report Abuse This has nothing to do with the oil embargo, but if the hard-liners are weakening here, it might spill over into the nuclear standoff.
djwhit Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,017 Points:1,209,430 Joined:Jul 2009	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 1:16:46 PM Ignore djwhit Report Abuse IF YOU CAN: THEN GET IT DONE................
uglytom Champion Author Florida Posts:7,464 Points:1,542,015 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 1:11:29 PM Ignore uglytom Report Abuse Why would they do that...hatred just doesn't go away that quickly!
Nicoalbum Champion Author Ottawa Posts:6,021 Points:1,189,625 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 1:10:39 PM Ignore Nicoalbum Report Abuse Iraq is now put in more trouble than 10 years ago.
Hoporrene Veteran Author Mississippi Posts:312 Points:206,970 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 12:48:22 PM Ignore Hoporrene Report Abuse Iraq has leaders...now thats news...I kid
TripleHs Champion Author Austin Posts:3,355 Points:918,090 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 12:36:47 PM Ignore TripleHs Report Abuse unfortunate situation
vegan_power Sophomore Author Hartford Posts:126 Points:51,030 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 11:58:27 AM Ignore vegan_power Report Abuse ya, good luck with that!
mastermariner Champion Author Texas Posts:4,249 Points:494,800 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 11:56:24 AM Ignore mastermariner Report Abuse They have been fighting for thoUSAnds of years what do you expect, The only thing we have to show for the war, is the 4500 USA killed and thoUSAnds more injured and we have not changed a thing.
52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:7,267 Points:1,742,680 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Apr 29, 2012 11:17:08 AM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse It will be interesting to see if they can pull it off.