Rumsfeld warns Iraq on charter - Africa & Middle East - International Herald Tribune:
"BAGHDAD The U.S. defense secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, has warned Iraqi political leaders to settle their differences and agree on a new constitution quickly, and to exert more influence with Syria and Iran to force them to end support for the insurgency.
Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Rumsfeld laid out a blunt prescription for what Iraqi leaders must do in the coming weeks and months to ensure that a stable, secure and popularly elected government takes root - and to allow U.S. troops to begin to withdraw"
"BAGHDAD The U.S. defense secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, has warned Iraqi political leaders to settle their differences and agree on a new constitution quickly, and to exert more influence with Syria and Iran to force them to end support for the insurgency.
Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Rumsfeld laid out a blunt prescription for what Iraqi leaders must do in the coming weeks and months to ensure that a stable, secure and popularly elected government takes root - and to allow U.S. troops to begin to withdraw"
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