[extropy-chat] can't war protesters do better?

[Dirk Bruere]

Dan Clemmensen wrote:

> Dirk Bruere wrote:
>
>>
>> Don't worry - the insurgency will die down when the war is officially 
>> over... er... when saddam is captured... er... when  elections are 
>> held... er... when the handover to a provisional Iraqi govt is 
>> made... er... when the new constitution is created... er... when more 
>> elections are held... er...
>>
>> How about - WHEN THE US AND BRITISH FUCK OFF OUT OF IRAQ ALTOGETHER.
>>
> Granted, Bush started the war for ideological reasons, and fooled 
> himself into thinking there was a way to win this war, also based on 
> ideology rather than facts. Reasoning from idology rather than facts 
> will lead you astray no matter what your ideology is.
>
> But now the war has happened. The problem is how to extract ourselves 
> witht he least additional damage.  Simply pulling out as fast as 
> physically possible may be the least bad solution, but it will not 
> stop the insurgency. It will lead to an ugly 3-way civil war.
>
> I've come to the conclusion that the least bad solution would be a 
> 3-way partition of Iraq, leaving the Shiites, Kurds, and Sunnis with 
> separate areas with their own governments. The Shiites would come 
> under Iranian control, The Sunnis under Saudi control, and the Kurds 
> would remain an independent state This would be a really, really bad 
> solution, but I cannot think of a better one that has any chace of 
> success.
>
I don't see that as bad at all, if it's what the people there actually 
want (which I think it is).
However, I can see why the US might think it a bad idea and why no Iraqi 
lives will be spared to stop it from happening unless a lot more US 
soldiers are killed and public opinion is turned massively against the 
war. Still, Iraq is what Britain and the US have made all on their own. 
Karma.

-- 
Dirk

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