Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 31

1-August-2005

Political Comment (1 August 2005)

The Iraqis are coming under intense American pressure to produce a constitution by the 15 August deadline in the Transitional Administrative Law. The two sides have also set up a joint task force to consider when to transfer responsibility for security to the Iraqis.

Constitutional Deadlines Loom

Short of total disaster, the Americans can scarcely withdraw from Iraq without leaving behind a government...