How the US got its neoliberal way in Iraq by Herbert Docena

To get its preferred provisions in the constitution, the US, as in the previous steps in Iraq’s political transition process, once again huddled with those Iraqis who were willing to go along with the US’s wishes; these Iraqis for their part accommodated US demands because this would be the only way they could also get what they wanted for themselves. Other Iraqis who insist on ending the occupation first before writing the constitution refused at the outset to join the process.