“We're short of time — it's the fault of the Americans. They are always insisting on short deadlines. It's as if they're [making] hamburgers and fast food.”
“If concessions are made to the Sunnis to make additions to the constitution, then the other parties want a guarantee from the Sunnis that they will vote back the constitution at the referendum. But there are no guarantees.”
“They made this change because they were afraid the constitution would be rejected. But now it may be counterproductive: they made the Sunnis so furious that maybe more of them will vote no.”
