…the Iraqis don’t manage to agree to a constitution? I was talking to one insider (who happens to think they will) about that possibility. It would necessitate the election of another temporary government at the end of the year that would have to take another shot at writing a constitution. Here’s what he said: “That would be a setback. Not an insurmountable setback. But a significant setback. We think the political process is the key to defeating the insurgency. To have a lengthy period of time, months and months, before there is action again on the political side would hurt.”