An oldie (10 years old) but a goodie. The Neocon agenda: putzing around with millions of lives.
Aside from your initial (and obligatory) ranting and ravings, you bring to attention an interesting idea with regard to the Hashemite "option" in Iraq.
I've believed that, given the historical influence the Hashemites played in the early days of Iraq, they have a role to play in ending the Sectarian violence. Many of the Iraqis I became acquainted with during my time in Iraq were Iraqi-Americans who were old enough to remember the Hashemite rule over Iraq, when Baghdad was a major vacation spot for Europeans. I would seemingly always hear from these Iraqis about a yearning for the "good old days" and they never seem to speak disparagingly towards King Faisal Husayn.
Now I can't really say whether this is just nostalgia that ignores other problems. But it seemed representative of the attitude toward the Hashemites.
There has been a call for the Hashemites to restore their Monarchy, and to be frank.. I'm not really opposed to that since I would see them as a "foil" that would rival Saudi aspirations. They certainly have the religious "credentials" as the article points out.
The Hashemites ruled Mecca and Medina for over a thousand years, if memory serves me correctly. And they seem, if the present King Abdallah and his father are representative, to be far more moderate and progressive, something that is not currently representative of the tone of current Islam in the region.
Personally speaking, I think the Sunnis are going to find themselves more and more dependent upon Hashemite intervention to oppose Iranian influence in the region.
And an established constitutional Monarchy, accepted by Iraqi Arabs (because they ARE Arabs, not Persians) might become an acceptable "middle-ground".
But, of course, unless I have misunderstood your "oldie but goodie" remark, you obviously disagree.
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