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Erbil, Iraq
IRAQIS gathered around television sets as midnight approached on August 22. They watched as constitutional drafting-committee members and political elites whispered among themselves. When the Speaker of the National Assembly, Hachim al-Hasani, declared, "We have received a draft of the constitution," the assembly erupted in applause. "But," he added, "there are some points that are still outstanding and need to be addressed in the next three days." Late into the night, politicians and activists continued to meet in the Baghdad homes of the major powerbrokers, grappling with the roles of federalism and Islam in the new Iraq.
While U.S. ...