"In 2003, just two years into Feldman’s stint at NYU, President Bush dispatched him to Iraq to help pen that country’s new constitution. That Feldman was a Democrat, and all of 33 at the time, didn’t seem to bother the White House." Oh, yeah. When Grand (not at all) Ayatullah Sistani was writing the sectarian constitution he drew upon the wisdom of Feldman. I am sure.