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Jay Garner advocated federalized Iraq
4.4.2008
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April
4, 2008
Erbil-Hewler, Kurdistan region 'Iraq, -- Jay
Garner, the first U.S. administrator in Iraq
following the ouster of Saddam Hussein, likened the
Kurdish region to a potential federalized Iraq.
Garner said in an interview with The Kurdish Globe
that his assessment of the political situation in
Iraq led him to believe an Iraq with a "soft"
central government with stronger provincial
districts would thrive.
"I thought over time one of two things would happen
if we did that; either the federal districts would
grow together into one unified federation with the
stronger central government,www.ekurd.net
or they would go on
their on way. Both ways are democratic," Garner
said.
Garner, who Washington replaced with L. Paul Bremer
as the civilian administrator of post-war Iraq, said
he proposed in 2003 a federal system in Iraq to
national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, but was
told it was premature to hold such discussions. |
Jay Garner, the first U.S. administrator in Iraq |
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, and
Kurdistan Region President,Massoud Barzani, met with
Garner in 2003 to discuss the political future of
Iraq.
Garner said in the Globe Talabani urged him to meet
with Shiite cleric Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, noting, "It
is better to have (Hakim) with you inside the tent
than outside the tent."
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