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Bush expresses opposion to Iraq's
partition
6.10.2007
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October
6, 2007
WASHINGTON - US President George W. Bush said
Friday he was strongly opposed to partition of Iraq
and renewed his support for embattled Iraqi Prime
Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
Asked by the satellite channel Al-Arabiya if
partition was bad news for Iraqis, the president
responded: "Yes, it is."
Bush, whose term in office ends in January 2009,
expressed confidence that his successor will have
the same view about Iraq's future.
"I don't think it will happen," said Bush when asked
if the next US president could support Iraq's
partition. |
U.S. President George W. Bush J. Photo:White House
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The idea of dividing Iraq into three parts along
sectarian lines is gaining support in the US
Congress.
The US Senate passed a non-binding resolution last
month proposing to decentralize Iraq into a federal
system, dividing the country into Kurdish, Shiite
and Sunni entities, with a federal government in
Baghdad.
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, defended the
resolution in an interview with Alhurra television.
"I have carefully read that resolution," Talabani
said. "It contains all the things that consolidate
the unity of Iraq and opposes any attempts to
dismember Iraq."
The US president also reaffirmed his support for
Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki, who has been criticized
for not moving forward on national reconciliation.
"I strongly support Prime Minister Maliki," Bush
said. "And the position of my government is that
Prime Minister Maliki is a good man who is working
hard, and we strongly support him."
AFP
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