Ive begun to believe that the nation of Iraq cannot be saved, and that the likely endgame will be a three-state partition. Just this morning, I sent an email to my friend, Steve Cook of the Council on Foreign Relations, to ask him if he thought I was nuts. Far from it, it turns out (at least on this subject.) Steve replied to me from Istanbul, where he is touring the region, and said he was about to publish an online essay on that very topic. So, for those of you interested in some history and insight, I recommend it. Theres a lot to think about but, as Steve points out, It seems that only Saddam-like brutality could keep the country together. Once American forces smashed that system of fear, the process of dissolution was set in motion.
Posted on: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 23:04:55 +0000
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