11-14-2016, 03:57 PM
(11-11-2016, 03:51 PM)Dill Wrote: Still, even after the invasion, there was a chance to set things right if there had been a plan. Keep most of the government, civil service, and army intact. Enforce security in Baghdad and Basra, rather than letting mobs loot and ethnic violence begin. Insisting that Iraqi oil remain under Iraqi control, its revenues to be shared by a common government, etc.
I disagree. Iraq has arbitrary borders that contain different areas dominated by different religious/ethnic groups (Kurds, Sunni, Shia). But you can't just split up Iraq into three smaller countries because the Sunnis would not have any of the oil fields. And Iraq is just one little piece of the big mess that is the middle east.
There just is not any way to "fix" this unless there is reformation in the area and they separate their politics from their religion. Until then sending in troops to occupy and keep the peace is just a waste of young lives and taxpayer money.
