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Real News From Iraq
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Finally, the beginnings of a real coalition of the willing?

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf yesterday opened the 34th Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers (ICFM) at the majestic Jinnah Convention Center in the sprawling Pakistani capital and proposed the creation of a Muslim peacekeeping force to help stabilize Iraq.

“The mass killings that are taking place there have to end,” said a jaded and very tired-looking Musharraf. “All outside interference should stop immediately,” he said. “And if all the warring factions in Iraq accept, then maybe a peacekeeping force from Muslim countries grouped under the United Nations could be looked at as a possible solution,” he said. “There can be no two opinions that a political solution is a dire necessity now.”

And a fascinating and smart justification. A political solution is the only solution:

He said Pakistan and India finally realized that there was no military solution to the conflicts between them. “The relations between the two of us were never as good as they are now,” he said. “Both the countries decided to fall back and to give peace a chance. A little swallowing of egos can do wonders, can help a lot. We are building on the trust that we have created between ourselves.”

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