Posted on 05/23/2005 9:39:59 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
The United States has been quitley mulling the prospect that Iraq would break up into autonomous regions.
The Council on Foreign Relations, which usually reflects State Department thinking, has recommended the restructuring of Iraq into six states under a single national government.
Officials said the Bush Administration has been discussing options for Iraq following the withdrawal of troops in 2007, Middle East Newsline reported.
Author David Phillips, a former advisor to the US government, proposed the establishment of two to three states dominated by Shiites.
Another state would be comprised of mostly Sunnis and a third state would be Kurdish. Baghdad would be a seperate state. The council plans to translate the report into Arabic and distribute it to the Iraqi government and parliament.
The report recommends that Baghdad should retain a portion of oil revenues for operations. The balance would be distributed on the basis of population.
(Excerpt) Read more at worldtribune.com ...
Democracy or bust. If the troops stay any longer, maybe they will get the right to vote.
We have 50 states. Works for us. I don't see anything wrong with it.
Hey nothing wrong with States as long as England didn't create them.
Hell, europe wants to be called, The United States of Europe.
The United States of America would still get top billing.
Umm - this might sound a little crazy - but isn't it up to the Iraqis?
That would be the Iraqi's decision. Personally, I like it. It sounds like a good solution.
I think that is why this report is being submitted to the Iraqi parliament.
I agree also but it is up to them to decide not us.
www.cfr.org/pdf/Iraq_CSR.pdf
That would really drive the libs bonkers 'The United States of Iraq.'
As I've said. Iraqi's decision.
Wouldn't it just. I hadn't thought of that. :-)
Ditto..
It is up to the Iraqis, but they are having trouble coming to concensus.
Sistani only agreed to supermajority provisions in the drafting of a constitution when it was pointed out that this was something we had done for ourselves, not something we were imposing on them.
The Kurds would certainly back this, it might get more Sunnis on board, since they'd get their own state, so if Sistani backed it as another example of America passing on what made America great, it might fly, precisely because the Iraqis themselves support it.
.....Umm - this might sound a little crazy - but isn't it up to the Iraqis?.....
You are of course correct. It is of the nature of the diplomats to meddle but they also have the responsibility to provide options. It would appear that statehood would be an option worthy of exploration.
The process of creation,especially the creation of a new nation, needs to explore and discard the options to insure the end result is as free from dissention as possible.
I find nation forming process to be extremely interesting and think myself fortunate to be able to observe this historical process. This business of Liberty seems to be more than cut and dried results.
Add The United States of Mexico
It is the State Department which reflects the CFR's thinking.
I hope the majority of Iraqi's see it that way. It could be the answer they are all looking for. How to decide different issues without bloodshed.
It just might be what they need to hold their country together. That would drive the Iranians into a nervous breakdown. Their power plays in Iraq would be ended.
I agree. And there are both pros and cons to any appearance that the U.S. is pushing this proposal. This is a delicate situation.
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