Bumpy road ahead to Iraq’s first full government
It could be weeks or even months before Iraqis get their first full-term government since the ousting of Saddam Hussein, with political factions wrangling over top ministries and conflicting visions of Iraq’s future. “I think this process will take until at least the middle of next month,” said Abbas al-Bayati, a Turkmen Shi’ite Muslim who belongs to the dominant United Iraqi Alliance (UIA). Full Story