Mr Mohamed Tawfiq Allawi, Prime Minister designate, is trying manfully to form a cabinet that is at least quasi independent. But the Kurds want the same old system that everyone else wants to see the back of. And Mohamed Tawfiq Allawi has become obstreperous. And now everyone seems to be against him - and Iraq is in its worst political crisis since 2003.
Reflections and observations from William Morris, Secretary General of the Next Century Foundation
Mr Mohamed Tawfiq Allawi, Prime Minister designate, is trying manfully to form a cabinet that is at least quasi independent. But the Kurds want the same old system that everyone else wants to see the back of. And Mohamed Tawfiq Allawi has become obstreperous. And now everyone seems to be against him - and Iraq is in its worst political crisis since 2003.
Reflections and observations from William Morris, Secretary General of the Next Century Foundation