Why federalism in Iraq is inconsistent

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On 16 March the Iraqi parliament met to convene its first official session as representatives of the so-called new Iraq.

The new government had faced many obvious problems such as seating ministers, selecting a presidential council and, of course, agreeing on the premiership.

Yet the session was plagued by a subtle yet more troubling shortcoming; namely it failed to address the status of the foreign occupation of Iraq.

Considering the route that the new Iraqi parliament is taking, one would wonder whether the occupation will ever be addressed or whether the new federal constitution will create a sense of foreignness amongst Iraqis themselves.

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