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November 21, 2003
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Friday
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Ramazan 25, 1424
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US resigned to Shia rule in Iraq: paper
WASHINGTON, Nov 20: The United States is resigned that Iraq’s Shia population will likely dominate the interim government next year, but it is less concerned at the prospect, The New York Times said on Thursday.
“Our basic position is that as we get to know more of Iraqi society, we’re more comfortable with a democratic process, and if that emerges with a predominant Shia role, so be it,” an unnamed US official told the daily.
“There’s been a steady education process here,” the administration official added referring to dwindling US fears that a Shia-led government might install an Iranian-influenced theocracy in Iraq.—AFP
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