So far , i have barely gone into discussing the ideas within article itself with you , for there is alot to discuss there .
You put the label of "War Mongering" on it from some knee jerk reaction of a possible association with Dubya Bush? , Yet the man is just an economist and talking from a certain perspectives of societal evolutionary and historical analysis , and offering up a possible solution for encouraging a cohesiveness within the Iraqi diverse constituent groups, by setting up an oil trust for the moneys to be equally shared and enjoyed ...and not left up to the hands of thugs.
To achieve this goal more quickly, the US could suggest creating an international public trust fund, which would offer each and every Iraqi a fraction of oil-revenues, drawing on the Alaska model (as explained in my previous article for Asia Times, Oiling the wheels of a tribal society November 20, 2003). The other portion would be transferred to central and local governments, through institutions held accountable for the spending. This arrangement would ensure that people have an immediate stake in the new Iraqi system (pretty much as the giving of land and apartments had in post-communist countries), and incentives to cooperate and prevent sabotage, and offer collateral to up-start small commercial entities. The act would also offer a clear signal that the US is there not as an army plundering the country's resources, but to enforce the establishment of the type of institutions that an oil-rich, ruthless dictator would not do, imposing heavy costs on the rest of the world. It would give Iraqis collateral and something to start a new life with. Also, with less money flowing through a central government's hands, there could be less corruption. These actions combined would also allow the US to draw parallels with the sequence of events that led to prosperity in Turkey.
Unsettled civilizations: How the US can handle Iraq
By Reuven Brenner
atimes.com
And you found that his above suggestion as "warmongering"?
Think a little harder , and react less .
Even try to "think peace"....
regards,
Mars |
