Iraqi speaker admits failure to establish strong Iraqi state

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http://www.kuna.net.kw/home/story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=931115

Iraqi speaker admits failure to establish strong Iraqi state

BAGHDAD, Dec 5 (KUNA) -- Iraqi parliament speaker, Mahmoud Mashhadani, admitted Tuesday failure to establish a strong state and a unified government to control the country.

In an informal meeting, Mashhadani said despite the various causes of security deterioration which includ neighboring states, sectarian militias and foreign invasion; the result was a weak state that failed to control the country.

He said that all the Iraqi parties contributed to the weakening of the country by disputing, deepening differences and failing to trust each other.

The Iraqi speaker expressed regret for the predetermined segregation of diverse Iraqi elites into sectarian and racist cells at the expense of national interest.

[Eugene]

1. Mashhadani is a Sunni. Shiites in parliament tried to remove him when he spoke out before.

He's right unfortunately.