Former Iraqi PM Al-Ja'fari discusses formation of new political trend

David Lambeth
August 29 2008
1:14pm

Dr, Ibrahim al-Ja'fari, former Iraqi prime minister and current leader of the National Reform Trend condemn s the United States efforts to pact with Iraq to better and rebuild their power in a Democratic fashion. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice spoke of praise for a union between the two countries. Dr. al-Ja'fari opposes such an agreement because it would bind Iraq to the United States. He believes that Iraq should rise alone and less under the influence of an already enormously established nation. The United States is rushing to an agreement while the Iraqi government is looking into what the people want to do. They are taking the population’s concerns into account. They are currently working on restoring Iraq’s military forces, but will not withdraw the forces until it is certain that the army can stand alone. The training is to a point of stability, but an army must always be prepared that anything can happen. It is how to deal with the unexpected that they are working on perfecting. The Iraqi political figures that once accepted the United States and other powerful forces into the country now want them out as soon as possible. They were only meant to be temporary and have accomplished their initial purpose. Iraqi politics are on the rise and the nation is well on its way to independency. My personal opinion leans towards that of Dr. al-Ja'fari. I agree that the people of Iraq need to decide as a nation where to go from here. Now that stability has been established the need for outside protection becomes less and less. The influence of such forces may take away from what the consensus of the nation wants. Just like the forming of America happened in history, the forming of the independent nation of Iraq needs to create its own path through history. They want to be self motivated and be able to decide how to operate the country that they call home.

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