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Political Vacuum in Iraq
Aired April 23, 2003 - 15:10 ET
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KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Well, the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime has left a political vacuum, and local efforts are under way to fill that.
CNN's Jim Clancy is in the Iraqi capital watching the political drama develop and unfold. Hi, Jim.
JIM CLANCY: Hi, Kyra. And good evening from Baghdad.
Certainly that political vacuum has to be filled. The problem in many people's view is that there aren't the people with the experience with political parties here because, after all, this country has been through decades of dictatorship at the hands of President Saddam Hussein.
But a small political party from northern Iraq did open its political office here. The patriotic union of Kurdistan opening up what is believed to be the first such political office in the capital. In fact, Jay Garner, the head of the post-war administration that's appointed by The United States, says he hopes that democracy does spread from the north of Iraq down through the rest of the country.
Now General Garner is still in northern Iraq today. He went to Urbia (ph), where he met with Marsud Barzani (ph). He is the leader of the democratic Kurdistan movement -- and that's a rival faction to the PUK (ph).
But in his remarks there, he says he sees security coming back slowly but surely to Iraq, and he says the anti-American sentiment is going to evaporate as Iraqis themselves see that the U.S. doesn't intend to stay longer than necessary -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: Thanks, Jim Clancy, live from Baghdad. Thanks so much. Also telling us Iraqi oil flowing once again in southern Iraq. Thanks, Jim.
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Aired April 23, 2003 - 15:10 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: Well, the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime has left a political vacuum, and local efforts are under way to fill that.
CNN's Jim Clancy is in the Iraqi capital watching the political drama develop and unfold. Hi, Jim.
JIM CLANCY: Hi, Kyra. And good evening from Baghdad.
Certainly that political vacuum has to be filled. The problem in many people's view is that there aren't the people with the experience with political parties here because, after all, this country has been through decades of dictatorship at the hands of President Saddam Hussein.
But a small political party from northern Iraq did open its political office here. The patriotic union of Kurdistan opening up what is believed to be the first such political office in the capital. In fact, Jay Garner, the head of the post-war administration that's appointed by The United States, says he hopes that democracy does spread from the north of Iraq down through the rest of the country.
Now General Garner is still in northern Iraq today. He went to Urbia (ph), where he met with Marsud Barzani (ph). He is the leader of the democratic Kurdistan movement -- and that's a rival faction to the PUK (ph).
But in his remarks there, he says he sees security coming back slowly but surely to Iraq, and he says the anti-American sentiment is going to evaporate as Iraqis themselves see that the U.S. doesn't intend to stay longer than necessary -- Kyra.
PHILLIPS: Thanks, Jim Clancy, live from Baghdad. Thanks so much. Also telling us Iraqi oil flowing once again in southern Iraq. Thanks, Jim.
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