July 15th, 2008 by Sarah
Tom Hayden in The Nation addresses the recent debate over some sort of timetable for U.S. withdrawal in Iraq. Hayden suggests Washington’s refusal to agree to a timetable amounts to a “crisis of democracy” because its position is contrary to majorities in both Iraq and the United States.
However, Hayden notes that Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki is using the timetable issue to “curry favor voters,” while attempting undermine Sadrists because of fears that the movement will gain support in the upcoming Iraqi provincial elections.
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