For weeks the only question out of Baghdad was who. Who runs the central bank. Who fills the empty chairs. Today it turned into when, and Baghdad answered. Al Hikma, one of the blocs holding Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s coalition together, confirmed a special session of Iraq’s parliament for July 5 to seat the last 9 ministers. By the middle of July, al-Zaidi is on a plane to Washington…Swearing-in now has a deadline, and the deadline is a flight…A date this specific, tied to a trip this public, is a firmer promise than the open-ended waiting of the last 6 months. :Reset Intelligence
