On Jun 24, 2007, at 8:42 AM, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote:
> 1) You could partition the country under treaties between the Shiite,
> Sunni, and Kurd factions, but many powerful Iraqis oppose this idea.
> Also, this would weaken the country against possible outside enemies
> like Iran. You know a country divided is more easily conquered than a
> unified country.
Why not then unify Iraq and Iran? That makes about as much sense.
Iraqis don't see themselves as Iraqis first and foremost, and Sunni,
Shia or Kurd as a secondary characteristic. Their religious/ethnic
identity trumps any western notion of an Iraqi nation.
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