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Political Reconstruction

Political Reconstruction. Iraq lacks:. the socioeconomic conditions of a large middle class, high levels of literacy; substantial economic opportunity outside the state, a viable civil society , a political culture of tolerance and moderation,

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Political Reconstruction

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  1. Political Reconstruction

  2. Iraq lacks: • the socioeconomic conditions of a large middle class, • high levels of literacy; • substantial economic opportunity outside the state, • a viable civil society, • a political culture of tolerance and moderation, • and a social order and rule of law that restrain corruption at least to some extent.

  3. The most urgent problem of political order: • a power-sharing arrangement at the center and • a broadly acceptable federalsolution for the country as a whole.

  4. American occupation of Iraq was: • Incompetent • Poorly prepared and • Poorly supplied with resources.

  5. Principal POLITICAL objective the Surge in early 2007: • the hydrocarbons framework legislation (the “oil law”); • de-Baathification reform law: (the Justice and Accountability Law). • the settlement of competing claims to the contested northern city of Kirkuk; • a law granting amnesty for those who have fought against the government (thousands of mostly Sunnis but also other currently in Iraqi jails. • provincial elections; • amending the constitution.

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