European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page leadership in Baghdad might be changing by Paul Richter los Angeles times Washington As Iraq government compiles a record of the Bush administration is under growing pressure to inter Vene to rearrange Baghdad Dys functional political or even install a new administration officials say they remain committed to prime minister Nouri a Mali even though after a year in of his elected government has failed to Complete any important Steps toward political reconciliation the legislative Bench Marks sought by but some officials acknowledge that the con Gressional clamor to find another approach will increase sharply As the months pass and no Progress is made toward tamping Down Sec tarian bringing More minority sunnis into the govern ment and dividing up the nations Oil resources intervention is the eternal temptation for the said one who spoke on condition of anonymity when discussing internal As we get closer and closer to the and the benchmarks Are not there will be a growing Appeal to the idea that if we can re place the top we can get Back on Adel Abdul Mehdi although officials vow not to meddle in the government they helped to they have brought their influence to Bear again and including in Alma Likis selection As prime min ister in Early in january of this top officials consid and narrowly a proposal to try to reorganize the fractious political order around a new moderate americans could Spur change through a multitude of diplomatic channels and could use their influence with other iraqi groups and leaders to shake up the political order in for Ayad Allawin Washington could encourage a parliamentary no Confidence vote on then quietly work a new coalition to choose a Leader to their analysts Many As Well As arabs from neighbouring Are con Vinced that a move is Only a matter of Given the political paralysis in one sign of the rising expectations is that two iraqi political groups Are trying to position themselves to win Ameri can backing As a replacement gov officials a party headed by former interim prime minister Ayad with quiet backing from egyptians and persian Gulf Emir has been seeking allies among iraqi groups and in Wash officials hoping to build Allais allies from neighbouring countries tried to arrange for him to attend the High level meeting on Iraq in the egyptian resort of Sharmel Sheik this the plan was abandoned when Almalik threatened to refuse to take part if his would be successor was there As the party Long known As the supreme Council for islamic revolution in the largest shiite Muslim has been changing its image to make itself appear More in the main Stream More said the in one such the group announced recently that it was dropping the word revolution from its it is now known As the supreme islamic iraqi other iraqi leaders have Long had admirers within the gov vice president Adel Abdul a French trained economist and a top supreme islamic iraqi Council continues to have supporters in including Meghan a senior National Security Council aide who recently resigned her Post overseeing Iraq policy for the White Iraq study groups recommendations getting second look by Michael Abramowitz the Washington Post Washington after an Ini tial tepid reception from policy the recommendations of the Iraq study group Are getting a second look from the White House and As officials continue to scour for bipartisan solutions to Salvage the american engagement in with negotiations continuing this week on a new War funding the administration is strongly signalling that it would accept the idea of requiring the iraqi govern ment to meet political Bench Marks or else risk losing some assistance from the United that was one of the key proposals from the group headed by former Secretary of state James Baker and former Indiana congressman Lee but it was initially dismissed by the White House when proposed last the administration is also pre paring for its first substantive discussions with to begin on memorial not Long after its first High level talks with Syria in four the Iraq study group had strongly urged such regional diplomacy aimed at fostering a political settlement and bringing Down the sectarian violence in they Are coming our Hamilton said in a recent inter the comeback of the Iraq study groups suggestions under scores the intense desire by some in Washington to fashion a work Able Lon term policy on the months since the commission issued its report have seen in creased with democrats mostly United in their desire to end american involvement in the War and president Bush Strug gling to buy time for additional troops to pacify the urgency might be Felt most acutely on Capitol where Law makers from both parties Are planning to introduce legislation soon that would make the 79 Iraq study group recommendations official policy of the govern among the sponsors Are several republicans who have traditionally supported the Bush and Miri stration on Iraq another sign of How gop lawmakers might be looking for an exit Strate Lamar who is one of the Spon said he is looking to the study groups ideas As a Way of ensuring a Lon term american commitment to albeit with a smaller troop my sense among Republican Bush Calls Almalik on first anniversary Baghdad president Bush spoke monday with prime minister Nouri Almalik to Mark the anniversary of Alma Likis inaugural the president reaffirmed his Confidence in the prime minister and noted the courage that he has shown in a challenging and difficult Bush spokesman Tony Fratto the leaders discussed Politi Cal Progress in and Alma Liki gave Bush updates on Oil sharing legislation and efforts to Reform the country Fratto said it is hard to pin Down when the iraqi govern ment will deliver on its promises of political obviously we want the iraqis and the iraqi parliament to move As quickly As Fratto 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