Resolved: That the United States should encourage the implementation of a soft partition of Iraq.
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Edward Joseph, Michael O’hanlon, Washington Times, resort to soft partition repair? 2007
As the nation and world await President Bush's speech on what could be his last chance to get Iraq policy right, it is time to face the reality that a multiethnic, integrated, democratic Iraq is probably no longer attainable. The sectarian-based responses to Saddam's execution are only the latest proof of this fact.
Edward Joseph, Michael O’hanlon, Washington Times, resort to soft partition repair? 2007
In a rapidly disintegrating Iraq, our goal should be similarly to create militarily defensible subregions, while attenuating the violence. That way, a unitary state could be preserved to share oil revenue equitably, conduct foreign policy, maintain some limited national institutions, and hold out the hope of a more cohesive Iraq in the future.
Hilterman, Christian Science Monitor, 2007
There is no question that the Kurds desire independence, and they can make a strong case that they are entitled to it.
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Edward Joseph, Michael O’hanlon, Washington Times, resort to soft partition repair? 2007
To be sure, facilitating relocation can also encourage it.
Hilterman, Christian Science Monitor, 2007
But the concept of soft partition misreads Iraqi realities. Despite sectarian cleansing attempts, Iraqis remain deeply intermingled and intermarried in a mosaic that could be changed only through campaigns of intimidation and mass murder.
Examples of partitioning failure: Balkans
Hilterman, Christian Science Monitor, 2007
Moreover, in poll after poll, a majority of Iraqis has indicated that they wish the country to remain unified. For example, the International Republican Institute reported in July 2006 that 66 percent of Iraqis opposed segregation by ethnicity or sect.
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Resolved: That the United States should encourage the implementation of a soft partition of Iraq.
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Edward Joseph, Michael O’hanlon, Washington Times, resort to soft partition repair? 2007
As the nation and world await President Bush's speech on what could be his last chance to get Iraq policy right, it is time to face the reality that a multiethnic, integrated, democratic Iraq is probably no longer attainable. The sectarian-based responses to Saddam's execution are only the latest proof of this fact.
Edward Joseph, Michael O’hanlon, Washington Times, resort to soft partition repair? 2007
In a rapidly disintegrating Iraq, our goal should be similarly to create militarily defensible subregions, while attenuating the violence. That way, a unitary state could be preserved to share oil revenue equitably, conduct foreign policy, maintain some limited national institutions, and hold out the hope of a more cohesive Iraq in the future.
Hilterman, Christian Science Monitor, 2007
There is no question that the Kurds desire independence, and they can make a strong case that they are entitled to it.
Neg
Edward Joseph, Michael O’hanlon, Washington Times, resort to soft partition repair? 2007
To be sure, facilitating relocation can also encourage it.
Hilterman, Christian Science Monitor, 2007
But the concept of soft partition misreads Iraqi realities. Despite sectarian cleansing attempts, Iraqis remain deeply intermingled and intermarried in a mosaic that could be changed only through campaigns of intimidation and mass murder.
Examples of partitioning failure: Balkans
Hilterman, Christian Science Monitor, 2007
Moreover, in poll after poll, a majority of Iraqis has indicated that they wish the country to remain unified. For example, the International Republican Institute reported in July 2006 that 66 percent of Iraqis opposed segregation by ethnicity or sect.
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