At least 33 people were killed and 20 wounded in a suicide car bombing targeting a national reconciliation conference in Baghdad. This attacked occurred on Tueday outside of the municipal building of Abu Ghraib in western Baghdad.
This attack was targeting a gathering of both Sunni and Shiite Muslims as well as other sects. They were talking about how to move the country forward in the best direction possible. It was designed to help foster national reconciliation between the religious and ethnic groups. This meeting was backed-up by the Shiite dominate government of Iraq.
So far, no one has claimed responsibility, but in the past, these gatherings have been the prime targets of al Qaeda in Iraq, the anti-American Sunni Arab militant group. Since the Sunni are no longer the dominate political force, it is undestandable why they are upset with the US.
Attacks such as this will continue to occur, but the new Iraqi government must not give up these efforts. Without such unity, Iraq might consider a three state division which will bring about a civil war or the oil resource. Though Obama is planning on bringing the troops back home in the future, we should remember that Iraq still needs assiatance. It would be a shame to let the peace process in Iraq fall because we gave up or that the Iraqi people themselves gave up.
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