tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705460.post3526757631035321178..comments2024-01-21T00:21:39.004-06:00Comments on Three Wise Men: Partitioning IraqAlexander Wolfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03041808057755360625noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705460.post-15798292714258861062007-03-06T11:58:00.000-06:002007-03-06T11:58:00.000-06:00Ditto, and I love Samantha Power.Ditto, and I love Samantha Power.adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863984001571739736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7705460.post-56935469256257313742007-03-06T10:51:00.000-06:002007-03-06T10:51:00.000-06:00It may sound like an unappetizing choice, and I ce...It may sound like an unappetizing choice, and I certainly wouldn't have said that it was the right course of action immediately after the invasion, but at this point you have to come up with an effective way of stopping the bloodshed. If that means segregating the communities, so be it. The reason this won't turn into a Serbian-Bosnian style genocide is that each faction can defend itself internally and we can protect them from each other externally. And that's a good thing because it means we don't have to do daily patrols or have huge bases in the cities where they'll keep getting attacked; all we need is sufficient troops and airpower to wipe out any large-scale movements on the part of the warring factions. If the Bushies were smart they would begin immediately to implement this plan and put a stop to the influx of money from outside "investors". If the Saudis and Iranians are convinced there is to be no proxy war, they can be made to cease fueling the fires.<BR/><BR/>I have said that I support partitioning before. I also support a near-complete withdrawal of American forces. These two goals are compatible.Nat-Wuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11378831467642601979noreply@blogger.com