Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Between a rock and a hard place in Iraq
Todd Pearson has a piece at Centerfield on a possible deal between the Coalition Provisional Authority and al-Sadr. Todd makes a valid point in that using blunt force against al-Sadr seems to have only increased his popularity. But, cutting deals with Iraqi insurgent groups is a mixed blessing at best.
The Associated Press has a report out on how Fallujah is emerging as an Islamic mini-state. I'm not sure how Rumsfeld and Bush expect cutting a deal with al-Sadr will turn out differently. The point being that this strategy seems counterproductive to the stated goal of freeing the Iraqi people so that they could live in a democracy. First Fallujah and now al-Sadr, not to mention the Kurds in the north - all well armed groups with their own agendas.
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The Associated Press has a report out on how Fallujah is emerging as an Islamic mini-state. I'm not sure how Rumsfeld and Bush expect cutting a deal with al-Sadr will turn out differently. The point being that this strategy seems counterproductive to the stated goal of freeing the Iraqi people so that they could live in a democracy. First Fallujah and now al-Sadr, not to mention the Kurds in the north - all well armed groups with their own agendas.
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