Bush seen unlikely to back any delay in Iraq vote 2 Washington

class provinces in a new government dominated by the country's Shi'ite majority.
For that reason, an election that leaves the Sunnis out could bring dire consequences.
"If the U.S. were seen to be legitimizing the consolidation of Shia power, it could open the door to stiffer Sunni resistance that could spread to the rest of the Sunni world," said Vali Nasr of the Naval Postgraduate School. --More 2331 Local Time 2031 GMT