We don't need no friggen vote

Iraq Lawmakers Won't Meet on Constitution

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Parliament announced it had no plans to gather Thursday night and no date for a future session, signaling Iraqi factions were failing to agree on a new constitution before a self-imposed midnight target.

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Shiite representative Khaled al-Attiyah said there was no need for an assembly vote because the constitutional committee met its legal obligations by handing in a draft by the Aug. 22 deadline. Another Shiite, Nadim al-Jabiri, said there would be no vote Thursday because the draft will be approved or rejected in a popular referendum Oct. 15.

Iraq set formally to adopt constitution draft

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Iraqi government said a final draft of a constitution would be adopted by parliament on Thursday, despite its rejection by minority Sunni Arabs and clashes between rival factions among the Shi'ite majority.

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"It will be approved. The National Assembly will then rubber stamp it," he added, saying that the government was prepared to take the risk of it being rejected at an October referendum -- a result that would usher another year of provisional rule.

Kubba said the provisions of the interim constitution that parliament had to draft the new constitution by a deadline in August had been met and there was no need for parliament to vote.

What can I say? As Iraq moves closer to an Islamic Republic and a civil war it increasingly looks like a bad novel. The Mullahs in Iran and Osama bin Laden will like the ending, the American's who sacrificed their sons and daughters won't. Hell of a legacy Dubya.