Secretary
of State John Kerry, visiting Cairo on the first leg of a trip to try
to rally Arab support on the Iraq crisis, said on Sunday that it was
important for Iraqis to “find leadership” that could bridge the deep
sectarian divides in the country, apparently sending a subtle signal
that the United States was open to the selection of a new prime minister
there.
Read more: Kerry Hints That U.S. Would Support New Leader for Iraq - NYTimes.com
The
formal American position, which Mr. Kerry underscored at a news
conference with his Egyptian counterpart, is that the United States is
not in the business of picking Iraq’s leaders.
But
without mentioning Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of Iraq by name,
Mr. Kerry noted that the Kurds, the Sunnis and some Shiites had
registered unhappiness with Iraq’s political leadership, as has
Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the influential Shia spiritual leader who has
spoken out about the need to avoid the mistakes of the past in Iraq.
Read more: Kerry Hints That U.S. Would Support New Leader for Iraq - NYTimes.com
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