Iraqi Constitution update

The final draft has been approved by Shias and Kurds, but not by Sunnis, which led the Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa to state that parts of the Iraqi draft constitution are a "recipe for chaos" and that the Arab League shared Sunni Muslim concerns over federalism and the fact the charter does not identify Iraq as an Arab country.

The Bush administration (and Blair, the faithful poodle) downplayed such rejection or worries, but I share them completely.

There have already been demonstrations by Sunnis against the charter and this can only lead to more violence as we near the October 15 deadline for the referendum that will decided if such Constitution lives or dies.

Mr. Moussa said:

He was concerned that the draft text denies Iraq's "Arab identity".

"I do not believe in this division between Shia and Sunni and Muslims and Christians and Arabs and Kurds," he said. "I don't buy this and I find in this a true recipe for chaos and perhaps a catastrophe in Iraq and around it."

So the whole region (but Iran) is now worried that Iraq will eventually split up into three countries, one of which under Iran's extremist influence, and the other with no oil and therefore power- and riches-hungry (let's not forget this is the segment of the population that was in power when Saddam was in charge.)

Not a good forecast at all.