Iraqi constitution and its' critics

Some mullings from Rich Galen

And speaking of new constitutions, remember that we started with that little number known as the Articles of Confederation (which was written in 1777 and ratified in 1781) featuring, among other things: Only one House of Congress the members of which would be elected by the state legislatures; no Executive Branch, no Supreme Court, and, because they were so fearful of a King; no President of the United States.

Didn't work. Had to re-do the whole thing and come up with the Constitution which was ratified in 1789.

So, this nation-founding business is not as easy as ABC, or as easy as MSNBC or CNN-International would have us believe. The Iraqis are doing it in the full glare of a Western media which only marginally understands the culture and in spite of a small number of fanatics who are dedicated to destroying this new Iraq before it even gets under way.

We should be applauding the work of the Iraqis in trying to get it as correct as possible as quickly as possible.

Good luck to them.
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