Edition: U.S. / Global

A Consensus in Iraq

Published: December 29, 2003

To the Editor:

Re "Inventing a New Iraq" (editorial, Dec. 24):


¶Democracy should not be imposed, as the benefits of freedom would create a need for democracy.


¶Iraq's constitution of 1925, which was annulled by a coup in 1958, should be revived and modified.

¶Iraq should not be divided into Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish entities, because it may cause huge population transfers.

¶The restitution of the monarchy is the best solution under the present circumstances in order to create a united Iraq.

¶Iraq has never had an elected president. A king of the Hashemite family would rally the tribesmen (Shiite, Sunni and Kurd) who constitute the majority in Iraq behind him and thus unite the nation.


New York, Dec. 24, 2003

The writer is president of the World Organization for Jews From Arab Countries.