US Threatens to Cut Aid To Iraq if New Government is Sectarian
At the outset, Iraq's elections were touted by the U.S. as a move toward "democracy". However, far from helping to stabilise the volatility in the country, the elections which took place two months ago are causing more problems as evidenced by the escalating sectarian violence. Now the U.S. is threatening to cut financial aid.The US and Britain are pressuring Iraq's dominant Shia community to relinquish two key ministries in negotiations for a new government, as the country was hit by a wave of bombings that killed at least 24 people.
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Failure to establish a unity government that includes a strong role for Sunnis would fail to undermine the Sunni-dominated insurgency and could delay plans for a phased withdrawal of the 138,000 American troops and the 8,000 British soldiers in Iraq.
Read more from the Independent UK here.
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