Iraqis need consensus for international conference to work, says Biden

"Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee . . . called the report a 'significant contribution,' but added, 'The real hard, hard question is: What is the political consensus that will be arrived at among the Iraqis? And if they do not arrive at one, all the king's horses, all the king's men, all the international conferences in the world will be for naught.' "

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The Washington Post. Democrats: Panel's Findings Consistent With Their Proposals. December 6, 2006.

posted: thursday, december 14, 2006, 1:44 PM ET