"The parliament agreed to a reconstruction timetable, and a new committee will be formed in order to make sure that these demands are met on time, " he said.
The Democratic leadership in Washington has kept its distance from Sheehan's message, saying that to bring troops home from Iraq or set atimetable to do so could embolden insurgents there and make matters worse.
Several Democrats think the only way to make the Iraqi government take responsibility for its own defence is to set atimetable for pulling out American troops.