[Gideon Reader]

Excepting the civilized Kurds residing mostly in the north if Iraq, the "sand savages" are deeply rooted in the 7th century and simply NOT ready to live in the here and now of THIS century, culturally, religiously, socially and certainly not politically.

Those poor sincere people who proudly displayed their ink stained voting fingers have been the victims of backward children in adult bodies toying with 20th century weapons who do not understand even the most basic concept of democracy or civility. They are tribal and politically (and most likely genetically)inbred; defaulting to the self destructive position at every turn.

My answer? Divide the "nation" with the U.S.Military repositioning to the north into a civilized, friendly and politically progressive Kurdistan, and nation build the crap out of it as a shining example of what might have been achieved with better quality Iraqi protoplasm.

The Azeris of Iran would take note and THAT would be a migraine for downtown Mullaville in Iran.

[jmc1969]

You don't have a good grap on history in Iraq.

After being freed from Saddam in 1991 the Kurds butchered each other for years in a terrible civil war. But, they had to with US help learn how to work out their differences peacefully not in the old way. All of this took a decade.