Friday, August 04, 2006
Is it time?
To divide Iraq into three seperate states? It worked for Yugoslavia, I believe it will work for Iraq. Some people say we must respect the territorial continuity of Iraq but I say Iraq was a make believe country when the lines were arbitrarily drawn in the first place. Hopefully this would stop much of the sectarian violence that has become common place over the past year. I also think that this would stop much of Iran's influence. While it is true that both countries have a Shia majority, the Shia in Iraq are Arab and the Shia in Iran are Persian. Lets not underestimate the power of racism. If the Arab Shia were not fighting Arab Sunni's everyday then perhaps they would not need the help of Iran. As for the Kurds, they have had there shit together for along time.
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Hey Roy
I think this is an intriguing idea. I heard some rumors before the war started that this, in fact, would be the desired outcome. The north with its oil fields would be run by the Kurds. The central part would be either an independent Sunni state or turned over the Jordan. The south would be a Shia state.
The US would need military bases in the region (which it is already building) to ensure the continued flow of oil and to prevent the Turks and Kurds from fighting. If the Jordan things pans out, the US would have a big ally in the region, second only to Israel.
Iran will probably cause problems here, perhaps by influencing the Shia to reject the plan.
Whether any of these scenarios pan out will be interesting to see, but I agree that the Iraq is getting out of control. Civil War seems immenent, if not already happening.
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