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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Brumar89 who wrote (23620)	5/18/2004 9:59:03 PM
From: SiouxPal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

This morning on CSPAN, Peter Galbraith explained his contention that Iraq should be and probably will be a three state monarchy. The Kurds in the North have been independent for YEARS... Saddam gave them up after they kept whipping his ass. The Southern portion of Iraq should be the second state, run by the Shiites. (sp) The triangle (Bagdad) is the third, moderated by a mixture of the three (Bathists also) He explained it so well, as Monarchy's WORK! Austria and Hungary as 2 examples. He went on to say we should not expect the American model to ever work, at least for a long, long time. (Like we should understand that concept) If we went to our model of democracy the Shiites would dominate the entire area, and than they go boom boom again. A very compelling man Mr. Galbraith. Guess you know his father.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (23620)	5/19/2004 1:29:49 AM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Actually, Kuwait was part of the Ottoman Empire for a little while. Yes, Iraq's claim to Kuwait is disputed, but it makes a decent analogy. By the way, this idea has not been buried: Stunned Kuwait Demands Clarification From Iraq Over New Land Claims Sunday, February 22, 2004 KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait, invaded and occupied by Saddam Hussein's army, expressed amazement and concern over new territorial claims from Iraq and demanded clarification from the interim Governing Council over statements attributed to its current president. "The State of Kuwait followed up the statement with concern and amazement. We are awaiting clarification from the interim Governing Council of brotherly Iraq about the truth of the statement and its aim," the state-run KUNA news agency quoted an official source as saying. It was Kuwait's first official reaction to the council's president, who said Saturday that Baghdad could consider territorial claims over neighboring Jordan and Kuwait in the future. [continued ...] commondreams.org Tom