U.S. Now Urging Iraq To Slow Down In Forming Government

U.S. Now Urging Iraq To Slow Down In Forming Government

After months of pressuring Iraqis to form a new government quickly, the U.S. is now urging them to slow down rather than rush into a deal that would run counter to U.S. interests and risk further destabilizing the country.

The turnabout in the U.S. approach came after anti-American Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr's political faction agreed to support Prime Minister Nouri Maliki for a second term, propelling the incumbent close to the parliamentary majority he needs to keep his job.

If Maliki can strike a deal with Iraq's Kurds, he will have enough support to form a government. But such a government would contradict goals the U.S. has been working toward since the March elections.

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