A PLAN FOR IRAQ (AND A WAY OUT FOR US)

[DianaForRussFeingold]

:dem: A PLAN FOR IRAQ (AND A WAY OUT FOR US):think: If this the best approach? Or is there another, better one?:shrug: Ask the Iraqis! So far, we haven’t done that.:blush: . After WWI Britain, still an active colonial power, participated in a nation building experiment and the country of Iraq was the result. The purpose was to establish a puppet government and enable the British to exploit the vast oil reserves in the area. For almost ninety years the unstable mix of peoples in Iraq had been held together by force and terror on the part of the governing entity. With the removal of Hussein from power, the country of Iraq is in the midst of splitting apart into warring groups. The process is inexorable and the result inevitable. Why not encourage this “cultural correction” to proceed in an orderly fashion and reduce bloodshed?

Any solution for the insurrection and civil war occurring in Iraq will be realized by the Iraqis themselves. The following describes a plan for three autonomous regions, with economic incentive for the Sunnis. Perhaps many Iraqis would consider this plan because it respects boundaries that existed long before Western meddling in the region.

There are three dominant, disparate groups: Shiite, Sunni, and Kurd. These groups should be allowed to divide the country into three autonomous regions roughly corresponding to the long existing historical-cultural divisions reflected in the recent elections. Because of its mixed demographics, Baghdad itself would have to be divided or remain neutral. The traditional Sunni region would have to be expanded to include some significant oil-rich territory or the Sunnis would need to receive oil payments from the Shiite and Kurd regions. The Sunni portion of the hard scrabble land of Iraq unfortunately doesn’t include any appreciable amount of oil. This is a major problem and another one is that the Sunnis have lost the total political control they had under Hussein. Most of the insurrectionists are Sunnis. Common sense tells us that if the Sunnis had their own autonomous region and significant income from oil, they would be satisfied.:think:READ MORE...http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=8558 :patriot:

[GeorgeGist]

1. You don't mean to suggest...

a United States of Iraq. I doubt Condi or Bush or the NeoCon-artists would ever predict that scenario.

[Roland99]

2. You mean *gasp* ask the SOVEREIGN state of Iraq what *they* want?

Perish the thought!