Posted on 04/12/2007 9:41:48 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
With bodyguards like that, who needs enemies?
Now it’s time for the Iraqis to decide seriously if they want a government, and then act like it. Or do they want to become the next Somalia?
No way that is a concidence.
Hate to tell you, but that decision was made a while ago.
Like someone said, the decision has been made. It’s more important to settle old scores than it is to worry about the people caught in the cross-fire.
Actually, that time arrived about four years ago. The answer is quite clear: The Iraqis hate one another and will never willingly live together in peace, at least not in our lifetime. For that matter, even the concept of 'an Iraqi' is an artificial construct imposed by the British and the French. It is the U.S. that has decided the Iraqis 'seriously want a government' and has been forcing them to pretend they have one. When was the last time the people of the state of Iraq have lived together except by force? The answer is never.
probably painfully true..............
Half a TRILLION US Taxpayer dollars, 3300 American lives, 20,000 (?) Americans maimed, and the iriaqis still live to kill each other.......... Who wins, seriously, who wins here?
Iraq, the Yugoslavia of the middle east, is rapidly morping into that mythical Viet Namese village that had to be destroyed so that it could be saved.
morping = morphing
Sheesh.
Well, as you should well know, these have basically been my ‘talking points’ since before we even invaded Iraq. Partition was the answer then, as I said then, and it’s still the answer now, as I say now, and it will always be the answer to Iraq no matter how it gets there from here, and when it does I’ll be sure to remind you again. ;^)
Partition will almost certainly lead the Kurds to a lot of conflict, and possible annexation by Turkey and/or Iran.
Be easier if the Shia and Sunnis didn’t live so intermingled in some areas.
I have strong doubts about its success, although once a upon a time I favored it.
Nobody wins. Everybody loses.
What a stupid, unforgivable waste.
Partition is inevitable.
The only thing that remains to be seen is whether the West will be involved this time or not.
To be fair to the Iraquis, they put a ‘prenup’ in their constitution which specifically allows for partition. I think that partition will happen - but as a long-foreseen process.
Hopefully all post-partition countries will still use the Dinar, as I have a sheaf of those stashed around somewhere :0)
I’m guessing we’ll back the partition with the most oil...
What is the alternative? The ideal outcome is always that everyone will just get along and sing kumbaya or whatever. But here in reality the people of Iraq are already effectively partitioned and always have been. Even in times when they were within the same international borders it was always because one or another group (or more often an outside power) was forcing them together.
Is there any doubt that if, in 2003 or 2004, the U.S. had said ‘everything is on the table, even partition if that’s what the Iraqis want’ that they would’ve chosen anything else? Is there any doubt that’s what most of them would choose now? Until you can honestly say ‘No, they would rather stay together’ a unitary peaceful Iraq will never exist.
And does anyone seriously think we’ll ever hear them say that?
It’s no wonder why Islam doesn’t like dogs-—:
Dogs can smell the explosives they are carrying.
How convenient that the scanners were working that morning, eh?
I think we should go ahead and let them pull that “partition trigger” in their constitution...
That way the part that will be controlled by Iran can settle down...
And the side that can be controlled by the west can settle in, dig in and get ready for the big one...
Not much could or should stop this, its just looks too much like an inevitability...But then again, why should we try...Who could tell??? It might work out better...
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