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Researcher: Critics of the Maliki government were right
25/07/2011 19:44
Beirut, July 25 (Rn) - criticized the researcher and historian who specializes in Iraqi affairs Reidar Visser continued stalled completion of the formation of the Iraqi government, and the failure to reach a comprehensive agreement between the governments in Baghdad and Erbil on oil revenues.
In a report published in the Institute of Carnegie International U.S. Institute of Peace, wrote Visser that when the form of Iraqi politicians finally a new government in December / December 2010, nine months after parliamentary elections that took place earlier in the same year, the loud voices of many to congratulate the community of for an international, stressed that the Iraqis have succeeded in the establishment of "an inclusive government" is where the various ethnic and sectarian groups.
However, the officer considered that the critics of the deal that led to the formation of the second government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, pointed out that it ignored the ongoing conflicts between Iraqi politicians and considered that it also generated the Government of bloated in size and an ineffective and unstable with many ministries phantom is necessary (similar to Ministry of Civil Society and the Ministry of the southern marshes), while the ministries that there was a real need, such as the Department of Homeland Security, has remained vacant.
He Visser, "After eight months, it seems that the critics were right where the government is still incomplete and lacking in key ministries such as ministries of interior and defense, while not yet been rationing Council strategic policies which promoted, especially by the United States, as an essential tool for power-sharing into an agreement to form a government. "
He also noted, the owner of the blog "Gulf Analess and Word Press," that "the greater part of 2011 has been wasted on trying to agree on the three deputies are not necessary for the presidency Honorary (resigned one of them), while the progress in the debate between the Kurdistan Regional Government and Baghdad on oil exports was limited to a pragmatic deal to export from oil fields. "
He said he is "still to reach agreement on parliamentary law, oil and gas seems elusive."
Wrote Visser that he "does not seem that the Iraqis share the international community's enthusiasm for the government inflated to represent all the parties to the ethnic strife", adding that the Iraqis have criticized, the movement limited in the Arab spring during the past five months, positions is necessary to make the government less effective, particularly the appointment of three vice-presidents, though they have limited powers and are working a huge waste of government money. "
Visser said that "the Iraqi List, oscillating between the secular establishment of the calls for a strategic policy powers between the executive and demand a new election, both options is realistic."
Visser and likely to remain the Policy Board, which was not included in the Constitution, incapable, and the Iraqi List, does not have the required absolute majority in parliament to call for a general election. "
As Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who belongs to a coalition of state law, the officer said he was talking constantly for a replacement is in the government of "political majority," as well as reducing the size of the current government.
He wrote that "the secular Iraqiya list did not disintegrate as anticipate a large number of Western analysts," he said, adding that the faction of a small split them, but that "the Coalition primary remained the same even expanded with the addition of mass and unity of Iraq, which is shared by heading the laity, to him."
He continued that "in the new trend is an interesting, found some politicians Kurds and members of the Iraqi List, recently that they have a common interest in secular discourse, the anti-Iran," adding that it "has resulted in debates parliamentary about the role of Islamic law as well as criticism of the bombing of Iran's Kurdish areas, has undermined clearly the coalition of Kurdish Islamic - the Shiite form the background for the formation of the Maliki government second, as he was born of political tensions among Kurds, who disagree on the relations with Iran. "
But Visser, however, that "none of these tendencies shall not have sufficient momentum to bring about immediate change in the government," likely to become a focus in the near future about more practical matters such as the appointment of two ministers of defense and interior.
He concluded by saying that "as the broader debate about the future of U.S. forces in Iraq after 2011, could result in the issue of the security ministries to crack the alliances that emerged after the parliamentary elections of 2010 and was behind the ongoing political impasse."
He stressed that these types of cracks, and not to seek to establish a Council for strategic policy or add more of the Minister for the inclusion of all "to the tent," that "Iraq will be awarded at the end of the day the government more efficient is desperately needed."
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25/07/2011 19:44
Beirut, July 25 (Rn) - criticized the researcher and historian who specializes in Iraqi affairs Reidar Visser continued stalled completion of the formation of the Iraqi government, and the failure to reach a comprehensive agreement between the governments in Baghdad and Erbil on oil revenues.
In a report published in the Institute of Carnegie International U.S. Institute of Peace, wrote Visser that when the form of Iraqi politicians finally a new government in December / December 2010, nine months after parliamentary elections that took place earlier in the same year, the loud voices of many to congratulate the community of for an international, stressed that the Iraqis have succeeded in the establishment of "an inclusive government" is where the various ethnic and sectarian groups.
However, the officer considered that the critics of the deal that led to the formation of the second government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, pointed out that it ignored the ongoing conflicts between Iraqi politicians and considered that it also generated the Government of bloated in size and an ineffective and unstable with many ministries phantom is necessary (similar to Ministry of Civil Society and the Ministry of the southern marshes), while the ministries that there was a real need, such as the Department of Homeland Security, has remained vacant.
He Visser, "After eight months, it seems that the critics were right where the government is still incomplete and lacking in key ministries such as ministries of interior and defense, while not yet been rationing Council strategic policies which promoted, especially by the United States, as an essential tool for power-sharing into an agreement to form a government. "
He also noted, the owner of the blog "Gulf Analess and Word Press," that "the greater part of 2011 has been wasted on trying to agree on the three deputies are not necessary for the presidency Honorary (resigned one of them), while the progress in the debate between the Kurdistan Regional Government and Baghdad on oil exports was limited to a pragmatic deal to export from oil fields. "
He said he is "still to reach agreement on parliamentary law, oil and gas seems elusive."
Wrote Visser that he "does not seem that the Iraqis share the international community's enthusiasm for the government inflated to represent all the parties to the ethnic strife", adding that the Iraqis have criticized, the movement limited in the Arab spring during the past five months, positions is necessary to make the government less effective, particularly the appointment of three vice-presidents, though they have limited powers and are working a huge waste of government money. "
Visser said that "the Iraqi List, oscillating between the secular establishment of the calls for a strategic policy powers between the executive and demand a new election, both options is realistic."
Visser and likely to remain the Policy Board, which was not included in the Constitution, incapable, and the Iraqi List, does not have the required absolute majority in parliament to call for a general election. "
As Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who belongs to a coalition of state law, the officer said he was talking constantly for a replacement is in the government of "political majority," as well as reducing the size of the current government.
He wrote that "the secular Iraqiya list did not disintegrate as anticipate a large number of Western analysts," he said, adding that the faction of a small split them, but that "the Coalition primary remained the same even expanded with the addition of mass and unity of Iraq, which is shared by heading the laity, to him."
He continued that "in the new trend is an interesting, found some politicians Kurds and members of the Iraqi List, recently that they have a common interest in secular discourse, the anti-Iran," adding that it "has resulted in debates parliamentary about the role of Islamic law as well as criticism of the bombing of Iran's Kurdish areas, has undermined clearly the coalition of Kurdish Islamic - the Shiite form the background for the formation of the Maliki government second, as he was born of political tensions among Kurds, who disagree on the relations with Iran. "
But Visser, however, that "none of these tendencies shall not have sufficient momentum to bring about immediate change in the government," likely to become a focus in the near future about more practical matters such as the appointment of two ministers of defense and interior.
He concluded by saying that "as the broader debate about the future of U.S. forces in Iraq after 2011, could result in the issue of the security ministries to crack the alliances that emerged after the parliamentary elections of 2010 and was behind the ongoing political impasse."
He stressed that these types of cracks, and not to seek to establish a Council for strategic policy or add more of the Minister for the inclusion of all "to the tent," that "Iraq will be awarded at the end of the day the government more efficient is desperately needed."
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