Iraqi constitution in trouble as Sunnis walk out
Iraq's constitution, a key plank of America's exit strategy, was in turmoil yesterday as Sunni members of the drafting committee walked out, Kurdish leaders said they could live without a deal, and women's groups balked at a proposal to give a strong role to Islamic law.
Iraqi legislators also complained that US and British officials were interfering because they were keen for the August 15 deadline to be met.
The 13 Sunni Arab members of the 71-strong drafting committee walked out after the assassination on Tuesday of two colleagues outside a Baghdad restaurant."
The environment in Iraq isn't right for anyone to get work done," council member Salih al-Mutlaq said.
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