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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (50262)10/8/2002 2:55:17 PM
From: stockman_scott  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Re: Illusions Of Iraqi Democracy

Nadine: That's a great article and I may have even posted it yesterday...Pay special attention to the comments the Author makes below...I don't think Cheney, Rumsfeld, Perle and the other Bush Admin. WarHawks have been completely honest about all these issues...They have their own agenda and don't like grey areas or experts that might confuse Congress or the masses...=)

washingtonpost.com




<<...The United States should have no illusion about either the costs of urban warfare, particularly on Iraqi civilians, or the herculean task of reconstructing a post-Hussein Iraq. A likely scenario is that a U.S. military invasion would result in a civilian massacre. Tribal revenge would probably be exacted, complicating the process of reconciliation and healing. A slaughter in Baghdad would surely deepen mistrust between the ruling Sunni community on the one hand and the Shiites and Kurds on the other.

Initially, a military liberation of Baghdad could unleash joy in the streets of Iraq. But unless the United States is willing to forcefully police the new order for many years to come, Iraq will fracture and descend into chaos, destabilizing its neighbors and giving rise to new jihad groups that will attack Americans. Not only will there be no democracy in Iraq but U.S. vital interests will be endangered...>>
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