Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, under intense pressure to give up plans for a second term, agreed Thursday to let Shiite leaders reconsider his nomination, a step that could mark a breakthrough in the months-long effort to form a new government.
It's just what the doctor ordered - and if al Jaafari does step down, it paves the way to form a new government and would invigorate the political process that has gotten bogged down amid the terrorists' use of mosque bombings to try and incite sectarian violence and a civil war.
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