[AntiGuv]

A couple quick comments:

Ninawa would without question be in the northern Kurdish dominated state, although it's possible that the southernmost quarter of the province might be partitioned off.

I would guess that Babil would also be partitioned, with the northern half to go with the Sunni state, probably added to Baghdad province for administrative purposes.

People keep ignoring that there are also oil fields in Central Iraq - the East Baghdad field has an estimated 11 billion barrels in reserves - compared to the northern Kirkuk field, by example, that has an estimated 9 billion barrels left. I dunno why people keep brushing off the Baghdad field..

Iraq should be partitioned into three independent nations - ASAP.

[Barlowmaker]

Iraq should be partitioned into three independent nations - ASAP.

That's a cut and run strategy doomed to failure. Every one of the American warriors who have sacrificed life and limb will have done so in vain.