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To: goldworldnet who wrote (8112)	8/31/2007 2:12:11 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25737

"Partitioning always sounded attractive to me," Me too. But, it won't mean CRAP if we are the ones who do it. The LOCALS will have to do it for themselves or it won't be accepted. (That's what the civil war will be about....) If we try to IMPOSE something from the top down they would just BLAME all of their problems on the 'foreign devil occupiers'. We would get ALL of the unnecessary PAIN, and ALL of the BLAME (literally: for generations and generations to come!) --- and for NO NEED at all, because it's going to happen anyway. "and that's but I’ve heard that the distribution of water, oil, and refining capability results in the different parts of Iraq needing each other." No man --- and certainly no Country --- is an 'island' (figuratively speaking, of course). ALL are dependent to some degree on others. For example: the US imports MOST of it's energy and vast numbers of cheap 'illegal' labor, to name just two things. The provinces of Iraq also are co-dependent to varying degrees. Kurdistan is perhaps the most independent (weaned from the rest of Iraq by years and years of US protection, no-fly rules, etc.), but the Southern 'Shiite' half of Iraq doesn't need much from the rest of Iraq, either. They have plenty of oil, they have water, a large population, some industries, and lots of trade with other countries (including historical ties with the Shiites of Iran). Many of the leaders in Iraq's government of today were living in Iran for protection from SH, during long years of the Dictators rule. The Sunnis are perhaps less ready for 'independence' --- and, indeed, may never actually constitute their own independent country, they may wind up merging with the Sunnis of Jordan, like they once were in Trans-Jordan, or with the Saudis, etc. --- but even they too likely have oil reserves under their lands, and some other assets. Indeed, recent news items quoting the US military and the Iraqi Electric Utilities indicate that the 'national grid' has largely disappeared already --- with the local communities keeping the electricity they generate at their own locally-controlled power plants to themselves... they no longer share with other areas. The division is underway already, obviously. Best for us to stop trying to stand in the with way of history, with a silly grin on our faces. ('Cause it stands to BENEFIT the US very much!) The saddest thing is --- and I can't imagine WHY, I really have no idea WHY --- Bush seems to totally lack the vision to SEE this. :-(