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Don't listen to the nay-sayeers about the Iraqi Constitution says this article from Britain. The Iraqi's have come a long way:

Iraq, a country with no tradition of democratic values and institutions, is emerging from decades of totalitarianism under Saddam. The murderous violence that has blighted the country since coalition forces freed Iraq from his tyranny is almost wholly the consequence of the activities of imported fanatics, whose blind and bitter dedication to the massacre of innocent people is equalled only by the nihilistic futility of their cause. Iraq's native, democratic politicians are in fact making significant progress towards agreeing a document that will provide a framework for a peaceful and democratic future.
It is not an easy task. It is also not one which the arbitrary deadlines that have been imposed on the talks about the constitution have helped. As President Bush has noted, it took the Americans 13 years to get from the Declaration of Independence to an agreed constitution. The Iraqis have been asked to do the same in a few months.