Zebari urges US to take action in Iraq deadlock

[sparklingblue]

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 12:39 GMT

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hosheyar Zebari urged the United States on Monday to take a more active role in breaking the deadlock over forming the new government.

The nearly seven-month election stalemate has not only left the country in limbo but hurt its economy, Zebari told the Associated Press.

The US has not taken "an active or pro-active engaging role" because it believes the formation of the government should be done by the Iraqis themselves, Zebari said.

"Lack of efforts of government formation has been very negative on all aspects of life. Everybody is holding back to see whether there would be a government, whether this political, security stability can last and continue”, he added.

Zebari stressed however that “Iraqi leaders and the new Iraq, will not budge to foreign pressures, not to Iran, not to the United States, not to Arab countries, not to Turkey”.

Iraq "needs a period of stability to rise up and become the powerhouse of the Middle East”, Zebari said.

http://www.alsumaria.tv/en/Iraq-News/1-55041-Zebari-urges-US-to-take-action-in-Iraq-deadlock.html

[Traconesu02]

Thanks for the post sparklingblue

[caz1104]

Thanks for the post. Interesting in one breath he says the US needs to take a more active role,and in another he says Iraq will not budge to foreign pressures. Can't have one without the other-GO RV BABY!!!!!!!

[sfredieu]

Heres a idea instead of going to other countries why dont they go to the people of iraq and they demand the goi to pull their heads out of their a$$