or months, the international community has not expressed significant interest in joining with the United States and its coalition of the willing in rebuilding Iraq and creating a democracy. According to McGuire, Wolffe, Pape, Valla, Hastings, Matthews, and Theil, now that the war is over, the United States is hoping for an artful compromise. They suggest that a new progressive approach at the United Nations will ultimately bridge U.S. and European differences, starting with Spain's proposal to set a clear timetable for handing power over to a newly elected Iraqi government (McGuire, Wolffe, Pape, Valla, Hastings, Matthews, and Theil 15).
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