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An Iraqi newspaper on Wednesday called on Iraqis to use dialogue and logical argumentation instead of violence, while another described the sectarian struggle as an attempt to "tear up the social fabric of Iraqi society." 

The independent daily al-Sabah al-Jadid published an article entitled 'Violence is no alternative to dialogue' by Hasab Allah Yahya. The author said that history is the best proof that violence is no solution, blaming those who think that they are always right. According to the author, there is no reason to regard one way of perceiving as right and the other as wrong. "We always believe that we are in the right position, taking the right stance and choosing the right solution…," he wrote. "The right we give to ourselves to commit violence against those who differ with us is in fact a display of backward behavior that demonstrates our inability to debate, argue or to provide supporting evidence," he added.

Rejecting violence as "the law of the jungle," the author said that Iraqis need each other to rebuild their countries, stressing that difference in opinion is a natural thing and a healthy phenomenon. "Arms and weapons will never be able to build the bridges of understanding among people. Hence we need dialogue, convincing arguments, evidence and proofs. Otherwise, no one could hold the ultimate truth…," the author explained.

Meanwhile, al-Taakhi newspaper, the daily mouthpiece of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) led by Iraq's Kurdistan President Massoud al-Barazani, said in an article by Adel Askar Saleem that it is difficult to work out constructive solutions and understand the truth of the situation with the continued media blackout and distortions.

The author calls on all political forces in Iraq, particularly parties which have the upper hand in the political scene, to fulfill its full responsibility to the public and to take a more active role in serving them.
 
On the nominations for new ministers to fill vacant ministerial posts, al-Mashriq, another independent daily, said that new ministers should devote their time and efforts to serving the public. The minister should understand the nature of his job and the relation between his ministry and other state departments, the newspaper said.