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To: genefromjersey

What's wrong with dividing Iraq? It was the solution we used in Germany (in to an East and West plus a separate Austria), Korea (into North and South), India (into India and Pakistan (and Pakistan into Pakistan and Bangladesh)), the Soviet Union (into Russian and the CIS), Yugoslavia (into the Balkan states) among others. If partition was a good enough solution for all those states, why not Iraq?


14 posted on 08/11/2006 2:15:46 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: FreedomCalls

Dividing Iraq doesn't force the various factions to work together. It only sets the stage for Balkan-like instability.

Once the militant factions are brought under control and they are forced to submit to elections and civil authorities, the situation in Iraq will improve. It might take them a generation or two, but the region will be better off for it.

As for Biden's idea about what to do with the oil, try and imagine what could possibly go wrong with the Oil for Food program, and then triple it.


16 posted on 08/11/2006 2:26:09 PM PDT by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: FreedomCalls

You must not know any history. That's an amazing list you made. Can't imagine having the time to enlighten you.


26 posted on 08/11/2006 3:32:20 PM PDT by ClaireSolt (.)
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To: FreedomCalls

Wouldn't the continuing conflict in evry one of those regions suggest the solution was not too good ?


31 posted on 08/11/2006 4:08:43 PM PDT by genefromjersey (So much to flame;so little time !)
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