by John Isaacs
by Travis Sharp
Updated July 9, 2008
CIVIL SOCIETY
Iraqi News Agency (INA), an independent Iraqi news organization
The Iraqi News Agency (INA) launched what it calls its own “campaign” to block the agreement, calling for “all writers and distinguished voices to send their articles and opinions to the agency for publication,” and has posted several articles tracking activity related to the agreement. (June 5, 2008; IraqSlogger)
KURDS
Mahmoud Othman, Kurdish parliament member from the Kurdish Socialist party
Kurdish lawmaker Mahmoud Othman confirmed al-Asadi’s comments, adding that “we will not sign” the agreement as proposed by Washington. (June 12, 2008)
Alaa Talabani, Kurdish parliament member and head of the Women’s Empowerment Center
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
SHABAKS
Hanin Qado, Shabak parliament member from the United Iraqi Alliance party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
SHIITES
Haider al-Abadi, Shiite parliament member from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Dawa party
“What the U.S. wants is to take the current status quo and try to regulate it in a new agreement. And what we want is greater respect for Iraqi sovereignty. Signing the agreement would mean that the Iraqi government had given up its sovereignty by its own consent. And that will never happen.” (June 11, 2008)
Ali al-Adeeb, Shiite parliament member from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Dawa party
“It would impair Iraqi sovereignty,” said Ali al-Adeeb a leading member of Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki’s Dawa party of the proposed accord. “The Americans insist so far that is they who define what is an aggression on Iraq and what is democracy inside Iraq… if we come under aggression we should define it and ask for help.” (June 9, 2008)
Hadi al-Amri, Shiite parliament member and head of the Badr Organization
Hadi al-Amri, head of the Badr Organization, a pro-government Shiite party with close ties to Iran, said the latest draft was still unacceptable, and warned that the positions and interests of the two sides are so far apart that any kind of agreement is “impossible.” (June 9, 2008)
Abdul Karim al-A’nzi, Shiite parliament member from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Dawa party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Iman al-Asadi, Shiite parliament member who sits on legal affairs committee
“[The agreement] wasn’t satisfactory to say the least…[the proposals contained] some good points but they were not up to what we had expected.” (June 12, 2008)
Sami al-Askari, Shiite parliament member who sits on the foreign relations committee and is close to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
“The Americans are making demands that would lead to the colonization of Iraq. If we can’t reach a fair agreement, many people think we should say, ‘Goodbye, U.S. troops. We don’t need you here anymore.'” (June 11, 2008)
Qassim Dawoud, Shiite parliament member from the United Iraqi Alliance party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Falih al-Fayadh, Shiite parliament member from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Dawa party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, Shiite leader of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council (SIIC)
“There is a national consensus on rejecting many issues mentioned by the American side … because it’s compromising the Iraqi national sovereignty.” (May 31, 2008)
Nadim al-Jaberi, Shiite parliament member from the Fadhila party
Delivered a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Khudair Khuzai, Shiite education minister from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Dawa party
“I don’t think with the conditions provided in that agreement that it would get approved. Such conditions can’t be tolerated by Iraq. The whole agreement needs to be reconsidered.” (May 31, 2008)
Assad al-Nassiri, Shiite sheik from Moqtada al-Sadr’s Sadrist Movement
“[The agreement will] humiliate Iraqis, rob the Iraqi government of its sovereignty and give the occupier the upper hand. We do believe that the presence of the occupation is the main reason behind all of our crises, and unfortunately we hear some of our government officials calling on the occupation forces to stay.” (June 20, 2008)
Mowaffak al-Rubaie, Shiite national security adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
“There should not be any permanent bases in Iraq unless these bases are under Iraqi control. We would not accept any memorandum of understanding with [the U.S.] side that has no obvious and specific dates for the foreign troops’ withdrawal from Iraq.” (July 9, 2008)
Nassar al-Rubaie, Shiite parliament member and head of Moqtada al-Sadr’s bloc in parliament
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Moqtada al-Sadr, Shiite leader of the Sadrist Movement
Al-Sadr warned in a statement that his movement would hold weekly protests until the Iraqi government renounces plans for a security agreement with the U.S. (May 31, 2008)
Jalal al-Din al-Saghir, Shiite parliament member from the Badr Organization
“We rejected the whole thing from the beginning. In my point of view, it would just be a new occupation with an Iraqi signature.” (June 11, 2008)
Hussein Shahristani, Shiite oil minister from the United Iraqi Alliance party
Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Shahristani, in an interview with The Guardian, suggested that [extension of the UN mandate] might be the course, and that Iraq would like a short-term deal: “only short, for one or two years.” (June 21, 2008)
Hasan al-Shamari, Shiite parliament member and head of the Islamic Virtue (al-Fadhila) party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Fallah Hassan Shanshal, Shiite parliament member from Moqtada al-Sadr’s Sadrist Movement and head of the de-Baathification committee
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Bassim Sharif, Shiite parliament member from the Islamic Virtue (al-Fadhila) party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Ali al-Sistani, Shiite Grand Ayatollah
Aides say Shiite spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani also has reservations about the deal. (May 29, 2008)
SUNNIS
Hassan Suneid, Shiite parliament member from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Dawa party
“They are calling for unlimited jurisdiction in countering terror with mere American will. They want the air and land to be opened without any restrictions. They want immunity for those working with the army. This is not only an attempt to control, but rather an agreement with such characteristics worse than the occupation.” (May 31, 2008)
Khalaf A’lian, Sunni parliament member from the Iraqi Accord Front (al-Tawafuq) party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Dhafer al-Ani, Sunni parliament member from the Iraqi Accord Front (al-Tawafuq) party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Mohammed Alawi, Sunni parliament member from the Iraqi National List party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Hussam al-Azawi, Sunni parliament member from the Iraqi National List party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Wissam al-Bayani, Sunni parliament member from the National Dialogue Front party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Azz al-Din al-Dawla, Sunni parliament member from the Iraqi Accord Front (al-Tawafuq) party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Mahmoud al-Dharawi, Sunni parliament member from the National Dialogue Front party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Adnan al-Dulaimi, Sunni parliament member from the Iraqi Accord Front (al-Tawafuq) party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Assad el-Essawy, Sunni parliament member from the National Dialogue Front party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Hussein al-Falluji, Sunni parliament member from the Iraqi Accord Front (al-Tawafuq) party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Mustafa al-Hiti, Sunni parliament member from National Dialogue Front party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Salman al-Jamili, Sunni parliament member from the Iraqi Accord Front (al-Tawafuq) party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Mohammed al-Jubouri, Sunni parliament member from the National Dialogue Front party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Nada al-Jubouri, Sunni parliament member from the National Dialogue Front party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Salih al-Mutlaq, Sunni parliament member and head of National Dialogue Front party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Usama al-Najafi, Sunni parliament member and former industry minister from the Iraqi National List party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Faleh al-Naqib, Sunni parliament member and former interior minister from the Iraqi National List party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Alia Naseef, Sunni parliament member from the Iraqi National List party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Ali al-Sabri, Sunni parliament member from the National Dialogue Front party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Mohammed Tamim, Sunni parliament member from the National Dialogue Front party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Sheikh Khalaf al-Ulayyan, Sunni parliament member from National Dialogue Council party
Delivered a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Ahmed Zain, Sunni cleric
“The occupation is trying to get a long-term agreement that will be a colonial guardianship.” (May 31, 2008)
Falah Hassan Zidan, Sunni parliament member from the National Dialogue Front party
Signed a letter from 31 members of Iraqi’s parliament, representing a majority of the body, which expressed opposition to any long-term U.S.-Iraq agreement that did not obligate U.S. forces to fully withdraw from Iraq. (May 29, 2008)
Research assistance provided by Meghan Warren.
