WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (Xinhuanet) -- The United States dismissed on Friday the view of Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal who said that Iraq was heading toward disintegration.

    "All I would say is that we see a situation in Iraq in which the Iraqi people at every opportunity have chosen to pull together in the political process," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said at a briefing.

    McCormack also urged Iraq's neighbors to be more supportive of Iraq's political process.

    "We have encouraged, I think, all of Iraq's neighbors to support Iraq politically and diplomatically and in whatever way that they can," he said.

    McCormack made the remarks after Saud al-Faisal said on Thursday that Iraq was heading toward disintegration and he feared other countries in the region would be drawn into the conflict. Enditem