Break up Iraq, morons!!!!!!!! Any thoughts?

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CANTTAKESKY

Sunday, June 10, 2007 4:33 AM

Wow. Intelligent dialogue, analyses, and commentary without any name-calling (except the title of the thread). I am impressed. And learning a lot. Thanks guys and gals.

I hardly ever see any perfect solutions when it comes to either splitting or unifying countries. There are unsightly costs either way. Question is, who will division benefit most? The Iraqis or us?

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RUE

Sunday, June 10, 2007 4:42 AM

This is what I see - either they'll fight each other within the same borders or they'll fight each other across borders.

Either way the US will have to pull troops out since, they (are and) will be manipulated to support one faction or another.

LEADB

Sunday, June 10, 2007 4:59 AM

My biggest concern in splitting them up is we promised Turkey we wouldn't do that. They don't want an independent kurdistan on their southern border. However, things clearly aren't working on a unified government. Might be worth going back to see if Turkey would buy in some how....

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LEADB

Sunday, June 10, 2007 4:59 AM

My biggest concern in splitting them up is we promised Turkey we wouldn't do that. They don't want an independent kurdistan on their southern border. However, things clearly aren't working on a unified government. Might be worth going back to see if Turkey would buy in some how....

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BABYWITHTHEPOWER

Sunday, June 10, 2007 6:21 AM

This isn't the best option, and I honestly don't think the natives will go for it. If you had paid attention (and I don't mean that as an insult, because most people didn't) during the Yugoslavian war, you'd know that's not an easy thing to accomplish. No one wants to give up what they believe is their home, not even a part of it. Just look at Bosnia.

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SIGNYM

Sunday, June 10, 2007 6:41 AM

Well, I think it's a moot point anyway. We don't have the power to effect that kind of change because we don't control jack shit in Iraq anymore.

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BABYWITHTHEPOWER

Sunday, June 10, 2007 10:10 AM

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Originally posted by SignyM:
Well, I think it's a moot point anyway. We don't have the power to effect that kind of change because we don't control jack shit in Iraq anymore.

We don't need control to do that. When Yugoslavia split into Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Motenegro, Slovenia and Macedonia, the United States was key in bringing about the end of the war and it was without the use of control. We simply provided the neutral territory the leaders neaded in order to draw up the lines.

We didn't force the separation of the Yugoslavian nations or the partitioning of Bosnia, the respective leaders made those decisions, we simply facilitated their talks.

And don't kid yourself. As long as we have soldiers on the ground, we have influence over there.

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6IXSTRINGJACK

Sunday, June 10, 2007 10:21 AM

Who gets the parts with the oil?

Or do we just take that part for ourselves and make it the 51st state? Or the 52nd if you include Puerto Rico....

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KHYRON

Sunday, June 10, 2007 10:58 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
Who gets the parts with the oil?

Or do we just take that part for ourselves and make it the 51st state? Or the 52nd if you include Puerto Rico....

53rd if you also include the UK.

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6IXSTRINGJACK

Sunday, June 10, 2007 7:08 PM

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Originally posted by Khyron:
53rd if you also include the UK.

Oh.... that's good.... lol. I can't believe you haven't been mauled for that one yet. Gave me a chuckle though.

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