Iraq's democratic engine sputters

"AMMAN, Jordan - Now that Sunni Arabs have been included, Iraq's parliamentary committee that is drafting the new constitution is the closest to an elected, representative body the country has ever seen. In the two months the committee now has to come up with the draft, and in the referendum that will follow in October, it will become clear if that is enough to stabilize the country and reduce the violence.

It is by now a truism to say that the Sunnis who ruled the country for centuries before the fall of Saddam Hussein two years ago, despite being a minority, are largely responsible for the insurgency. They are said to chafe at their loss of power and, consequently, income, and are fighting either to restore their old dominance or to cut a better deal. The coming months should show whether the rest of Iraq can cope with these issues and whether this really is what it's all about."
ATimes

I find this story informative, but the bias is clear.