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Iraq withdrawal: power vacuum to stay as neighbours vie for political foothold
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Free Iran: Squabbling Iraqi politicians disappointing both the US and Iran. Welcome to the Middle East!
In mid-August, the leaders of Iraq’s Shia political blocs were summoned to Tehran for what amounted to a reprimand. Invitations were sent to all the parties that contested the 7 March general election except one – Ayad Allawi’s.
It was the third such group visit in six months of fruitless negotiations to form a government. And, as had happened on the two previous trips, the Iranians thought they had reached understandings that would either return Nouri al-Maliki for a second term as prime minister or nominate someone from his inner court to replace him.
Again, Iran was left disappointed. And it found itself in strange company. The US too has found its hopes dashed after being almost certain that diplomacy would have by now ushered in a power-sharing government to end a debilitating power vacuum.
…Ever since, Allawi has toured the Sunni Arab world looking for support in Syria, Yemen, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. Maliki’s people and the conservative Shia Islamists, led by the young cleric Aamar Hakim, have consulted only with Iran.
The trips to see the neighbours at the expense of dealing with any prospective domestic partners are a clear sign of how business will be done in Iraq in future, said one senior ambassador. “This is a sovereign state in America’s dreams only,” he added.
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