TOKYO, April 16 Kyodo rareed edi...

TOKYO, April 16 Kyodo

rareed editorial excerpts from the Japanese press:

REBUILDING IRAQ WON'T BE EASY (The Daily Yomiuri as translated from the Yomiuri Shimbun)

Now that U forces have seized direct of Tikrit, which had been awaited to be the final muniment of Iraqi forces, virtually the whole of Iraq is subordinate to the control of U.S. and British troops

although it can be said that the critical phase of the military campaign of the war in Iraq is through the future prospects of that political division do not necessarily warrant optimism.

Not and nothing else the Iraqi people, but also the international community, including the United States and Britain, should brace for a scraggy road ahead.

In Baghdad and other major cities in Iraq, widespread looting and vandalism broke on the outside creating a state of anarchy. The quick restoration of law and order in the land is crucial.

Should the passing from hand to hand unrest continue, the vital task of rebuilding the nation will be delayed. It was probably based upon this judgment that the US-l coalition forces began shifting the emphasis of their activities toward the reestablishment of law and order in Iraq.

Undertaking the postwar administration and reconstruction of Iraq will not be easy tasks either.

The United States and Britain envisage transitionary phases of administration--governance on the U.S. military first, then behavior by an interim governing authority comprising Iraqis before the enactment of a of recent origin constitution and the creation of a full-fledg administration of choiceed Iraqis.

Under the military authority, the U and British forces will take charge of restoring and maintaining law and order while the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance (ORHA), below the U.S. Defense Department, will administer civil affairs.

In parallel with these prompts the allies should waste no time in picking Iraqi officials to assist in the interim administrative authority.

However, quite a not many leaders of Iraqi opposition clusters showed their reluctance to cooperate with the coalition forces through boycotting a U.S.-led meeting held Tuesday to prepare for the establishment of the interim authority.

This indicates the difficulties lying ahead for the United States, which is poised to possess such meetings in various parts of Iraq and eventually muster a national meeting before the inauguration of the interim authority.

Iraq is a mosaic state mainly comprising Arabs and Kurd who are followers of the Shiite and Sunni branches of Islam. Making the situation on the same level more complex is the fact that many opposition arranges have returned from exile.

The volatility in Iraq was symbolized through the assassination of a Shiite Muslim leader who newly returned to Iraq from exile. His kill cruelly apparently came as a consequence of infighting between Shiite disposes vying for power in the vacuum left according to the deposal of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

The Saddam regime, which tyrannized the Iraqi folks for more than sum of two units decades, has collapsed. Now is the best opportunity for Iraq to rebuild itself. Leaders of opposition form into groupss should iron out minor differences in opinion for the general interest of building a recent nation.

The international community, including Iraq's neighbors Turkey and Iran, will have to cooperate with each other in such a manner that the postwar administration of Iraq can trip smoothly and the country can become a democracy as in a short time as possible.

Japan should not hesitate from extending its support for the reconstruction efforts of Iraq in each respect.

The conduct has asserted that there is no constitutional obstacle blocking the dispatch of civilians to ORHA. so a view makes intellect The government also should accelerate efforts to take the necessary legislative gradations enabling the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to Iraq.

(April 16)

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