Iraq, USA, Maliki and the Premiershipnote

The US State Department is said to be agreeing to keep Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki in office as long as former Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi fails to take over the Premiership. The following 385-word report tells what about the other positions in the US decision-making establishment on what concerns the governmental issue in Iraq. It also tells what about the situation within the Dawa Party of Al-Maliki.