Biden Not Popular In Iraq: Divider, Not Uniter

"VP choice Biden unpopular in Iraq for autonomy plan" from Reuters reports that presumptive Democratic President/Vice-Presidential nominee Joe Biden isn't beloved in Iraq - due to his plan to split Iraq into three parts and shunt Sunnis, Shias and Kurds to the different parts.

Across racial and religious boundaries, Iraqi politicians on Saturday bemoaned Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama's choice of running mate, known in Iraq as the author of a 2006 plan to divide the country into ethnic and sectarian enclaves.

"This choice of Biden is disappointing, because he is the creator of the idea of dividing Iraq," Salih al-Mutlaq, head of National Dialogue, one of the main Sunni Arab blocs in parliament, told Reuters.

"We rejected his proposal when he announced it, and we still reject it. Dividing the communities and land in such a way would only lead to new fighting between people over resources and borders. Iraq cannot survive unless it is unified, and dividing it would keep the problems alive for a long time."

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[michael klaas]

This is not entirely true. For the same reason senator Biden and others proposed spliting Iraq. The country can not represented by the opinion of Mr. Mutlaq on any single individual in Baghdad.
Iraq is a non-homogenous aggregate of people who do not share the same language, religion or values.
Iraq is an artificial entity and it was created by the British after WWI.
Many people in Iraq especially the Kurdish people welcomed the nomination of Obamas running mate.