Good News?

The committee writing the new Iraqi constitution decided Sunday to ask parliament for a 30-day extension to finish the draft, members said. The decision marks a setback to U.S. efforts to maintain political momentum to combat the insurgency.

The formal request will be submitted to parliament Monday, committee members said.Yahoo News

It is disappointing that the Iraqis will not be voting on the new constitution on August 15. But as the draft stands now, it leans more toward Iraq becoming an more of an Islamic state instead of a secular one.

Iraq the Model has a post titled Constitutional Update and discusses some of the issues that are troubling the Iraqis.

So, it does seem that the Iraqis discontent over certain aspects of the proposed constitution has had an effect and hopefully this extension will be good news.