Arabs criticise U.S. Senate resolution on Iraq

Reuters
The Arab League and an Iraqi vice president criticised on Thursday a U.S. Senate resolution advocating the division of Iraq into federal regions. Ali al-Jaroush, the head of the Arab relations department at the Cairo-based league, said the idea was "hostile to Arab interests" and the best response would be to help the Iraqi people drive occupying forces out of the country. The non-binding Senate amendment, sponsored by Delaware Democrat Joe Biden and passed on Wednesday, says the United States should actively support a political settlement among Iraqis based on a federal system of government....
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