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Iraqi politicians must focus on priorities over infighting
Author Mustafa al-Kadhimi Posted August 27, 2014
The most important advice for Iraq's political elite is to remain focused on the country's priorities. It would be catastrophic for the leaders in a country torn apart — with large swathes of it controlled by terrorist groups and citizens facing existential challenges and extermination — to have misplaced priorities. The backstage political disputes surrounding the formation of a new government, however, leads one to believe that the parties, coalitions and political figures are oblivious to the facts on the ground.
Negotiations over the government are being conducted according to the same calculations when forming previous governments. The Shiites are arguing over the parties' share of government posts, while the Sunni powers are raising the ceiling on their demands, insisting on 18 requirements to participate in the government. They are fighting over positions and privileges as well. Meanwhile, the Kurds have linked a new government to a set of existing demands revolving around the resolution of historical conflicts with Baghdad, the disputed areas and the export of oil.
In fact, many of the demands are logical and reflect the essence of the Iraqi crisis that has been ongoing for years over the rights and competences of the governorates and regions, relations between local powers, control of security and military forces (including the fate of militias), in addition to the legacies of the past and the challenges of the present. Permanent solutions to Iraq's crises cannot, however, be put forward because they require comprehensive and genuine consensus on a political program for the government and parliament.
Falling again into the trap of believing that an almighty prime minister making all the decisions can solve the country's problems indicates that Iraqi authorities have not carefully analyzed the dysfunction that has led to the crises under the last two governments. The dysfunction relates in general to the inability of the political powers to provide solutions whether through the parliament or government.
Producing solutions differs from developing road maps for these solutions. The priority today is not to make decisions that offer radical solutions to complicated and deep-rooted crises, but to draft a road map to every crisis and for the government or parliament to move on resolving each one.
In regard to priorities, the challenge imposed by the war on terrorism is a pressing matter that requires the formation of a cohesive, unity government to be addressed. It also requires setting up mechanisms to liberate the land controlled by the Islamic State (IS). Moreover, the growing international support for Iraq in this war should be put to good use. Afterward, comprehensive political, legal and economic reforms must be carried out to prevent the country from once again heading down a slippery slope.
The prime minister-designate, Haider al-Abadi, can play a role in establishing priorities and engaging the different powers in a government program, providing reassurances and guarantees to all parties to move forward with solving issues according to their importance. Negotiating the formation of the government based on the interests of individuals, parties or coalitions, while pushing national priorities to the background, will only lead to further crises and possibly collapse.
Iraqi leaders should be aware that now is not the time to unilaterally try to achieve every proposed goal. They must understand that the regional and international momentum being mobilized toward forming a government and supporting Iraq in the face of IS will not be permanent, or at least will not be as enthusiastic as it is now, especially if the international community perceives the Iraqi parties to be preoccupied with disputes over interests and refuses to compromise for the sake of reaching an agreement, which is necessary to saving the country.
Iraqis do not have all the time in the world. The fateful challenge of IS has already spread across some 30% of Iraqi land and is knocking on Baghdad's door. There are already more than 2 million displaced Iraqis, and human and material losses continue to accumulate by the day.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/08/iraq-national-unity-government.html#ixzz3Bhbpvv1D
The most important advice for Iraq's political elite is to remain focused on the country's priorities. It would be catastrophic for the leaders in a country torn apart — with large swathes of it controlled by terrorist groups and citizens facing existential challenges and extermination — to have misplaced priorities. The backstage political disputes surrounding the formation of a new government, however, leads one to believe that the parties, coalitions and political figures are oblivious to the facts on the ground.
Negotiations over the government are being conducted according to the same calculations when forming previous governments. The Shiites are arguing over the parties' share of government posts, while the Sunni powers are raising the ceiling on their demands, insisting on 18 requirements to participate in the government. They are fighting over positions and privileges as well. Meanwhile, the Kurds have linked a new government to a set of existing demands revolving around the resolution of historical conflicts with Baghdad, the disputed areas and the export of oil.
In fact, many of the demands are logical and reflect the essence of the Iraqi crisis that has been ongoing for years over the rights and competences of the governorates and regions, relations between local powers, control of security and military forces (including the fate of militias), in addition to the legacies of the past and the challenges of the present. Permanent solutions to Iraq's crises cannot, however, be put forward because they require comprehensive and genuine consensus on a political program for the government and parliament.
Falling again into the trap of believing that an almighty prime minister making all the decisions can solve the country's problems indicates that Iraqi authorities have not carefully analyzed the dysfunction that has led to the crises under the last two governments. The dysfunction relates in general to the inability of the political powers to provide solutions whether through the parliament or government.
Producing solutions differs from developing road maps for these solutions. The priority today is not to make decisions that offer radical solutions to complicated and deep-rooted crises, but to draft a road map to every crisis and for the government or parliament to move on resolving each one.
In regard to priorities, the challenge imposed by the war on terrorism is a pressing matter that requires the formation of a cohesive, unity government to be addressed. It also requires setting up mechanisms to liberate the land controlled by the Islamic State (IS). Moreover, the growing international support for Iraq in this war should be put to good use. Afterward, comprehensive political, legal and economic reforms must be carried out to prevent the country from once again heading down a slippery slope.
The prime minister-designate, Haider al-Abadi, can play a role in establishing priorities and engaging the different powers in a government program, providing reassurances and guarantees to all parties to move forward with solving issues according to their importance. Negotiating the formation of the government based on the interests of individuals, parties or coalitions, while pushing national priorities to the background, will only lead to further crises and possibly collapse.
Iraqi leaders should be aware that now is not the time to unilaterally try to achieve every proposed goal. They must understand that the regional and international momentum being mobilized toward forming a government and supporting Iraq in the face of IS will not be permanent, or at least will not be as enthusiastic as it is now, especially if the international community perceives the Iraqi parties to be preoccupied with disputes over interests and refuses to compromise for the sake of reaching an agreement, which is necessary to saving the country.
Iraqis do not have all the time in the world. The fateful challenge of IS has already spread across some 30% of Iraqi land and is knocking on Baghdad's door. There are already more than 2 million displaced Iraqis, and human and material losses continue to accumulate by the day.
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/08/iraq-national-unity-government.html#ixzz3Bhbpvv1D
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