Iraq: Politics, Elections, and Benchmarks

Katzman, Kenneth

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Foreign policy;    Foreign relations - U.S. - Iraq;    Foreign relations - Iraq - U.S.;    Democracy;    Politics and government;   

RP-ID  :  RS21968
RP-ID  :  RS21968_2008Sep25

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Iraq's current government, the result of a U.S.-supported election process designed to produce democracy, is instead a sectarian government incapable of reconciliation. The Administration says that the passage of some key laws represents progress on national reconciliation, and is a result of the U.S. "troop surge." Others say that combat among Shiite groups since March 2008, possibly motivated by provincial elections planned for October 2008, shows that force will not stabilize Iraq.