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Arent we a little pissed and tired of "stay the course" and "cut and run"?
Why not consider that we do neither?
Senator Joe Biden (D-DE), a democrat who, in his "Plan for Iraq", has a main basis for our victory in making a new stable Iraq that involves neither the American troops deaths nor the Iraqi's downfall.... STATES RIGHTS?! WHAT A CONCEPT!
Well, he feels that since it is clear that there are 3 seperate (and almost completely-distinguishable) regions of 3 particular groups of Iraqis: Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds.
Here's how these regions are divided into 18 regions: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/
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... and i dont have an online source, but this week's newsweek mag had a map of the 3 main groups of sunnis, shiites, and kurds. (kurds top, shiite lower right, and sunnis everything else)
Doesn't our own history explain itself in this situation? The American Civil War was NOT all about slavery, but states rights. I, personally, am an advocate of the old Confederacy (except for the slavery and mob-rule problems), and believe that if the Confederacy gained independence, the world would be much different... but our government wouldn't be so conspiratorial, power-hungry, and politically-driven as it is today... and the world would prob be even more stable, considering the South and the North would've cooperated in both World Wars and the Cold War. Not only that, but there would've been heavy competition between the Union and the Confederacy, and that would've produced a more advanced North America (and I bet the Confederacy would've conquested Mexico, and the Union Canada- making them both better nations than they are today).
That is what could happen to Iraq, if we just consider the simple-genious of 3 states under a Confederacy-like Federalism, in which there are well-balanced and limited powers of the central government (capitol Baghdad). Oil would be evenly distributed proportionately and national security- but besides that, the states retain most of thier own powers.
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Nice viewpoint. Did you watch the State of the Union speech? Im not into politics so I can't really say a lot for your post. Isn't it supposed to be media related anyway?
WOW...well it seems like you had a lot on your mind concerning this issue. I'm not really too much into politics, my views are pretty moderate. All I know is that what is going on in Iraq is insane and that I hope, just hope that it would all end.
but everyone has to realize that it isnt out of range to do something about this! it's not just something we should hope will end. And this is definately not just politics... It's the American nation as a whole, and something that shouldn't split between party lines as it has.
Vote for who thinks for himself/herself, and not just for/against political parties
(which is why I think this war started... because Republicans want an excuse to retain America's power in the world by retrieving 200-year old American civil rights)
Passion is a great commodity. Have you ever thought about becoming a lobbyist or a politician yourself?
The war in Iraq is not only about lives but also livelihood. Oil the fuel that makes the world go round and historically Americans have a low tolerance for atrocity or instability anywhere in the world that may affect our economy.
I know it would cost more to leave Iraq than to stay and maintain our artificial equilibrium there. I watched the President speak and I believe he is earnest in his dedication to preserve democracy but it's a conflict of interest for someone who is basically an oil-baron to have command of the American military. And when factor in his father's failure in Iraq years before, the whole endeavor smacks of vendetta.
By the way, where is my free pizza and is it cold because we don't have the energy to heat it up?
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