Brownback’s Iraq Plan
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in 2008 Election, War
I’ve nearly always liked this scenario, but I don’t think it’s feasible, especially with the current climate of “stay the course” or “let’s get out now!”
Kansas Senator Sam Brownback says Iraq should be divided into three sectarian-based states to halt the war.The Republican presidential candidate says Iraq would remain one country, with a weak central government in Baghdad. Kurds, Sunnis and Shiites would have their own states and equally share the nation’s oil revenue.
Brownback says his plan would reduce sectarian violence and allow Iraqis to take over security, pulling U-S troops out of harm’s way.
New York Sun has more about the presidential dark horse and his changing Iraq war views.
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March 20th, 2007 at 11:46 pm
I’ve been saying that for years. Nothing new here. But nobody listens to me. And why should they? I’m just anothre guy ion the street. Could be worse: I could be living on it.
By the By. this is the only blog I go back later on to view other’s answers. Thanks, Justin, for keeping the blog free of the usual name calling clutter.
March 21st, 2007 at 9:27 am
This is also Joe Biden’s plan, though he provides far more detail and an actual strategy to carry it out. As I argued in my review of the Biden plan, there are a few questions that I have about it, mainly with regard to its feasibility in terms of separating mixed regions without the attendant bloodshed. I also question the assumption made by both Brownback and Biden that militias such as the Mahdi army would just sit tight and watch Kirkuk (where they have a significant presence) become part of any Kurdish region. To be fair, Biden calls for these mixed cities to be federally administered, but the question still remains as to whether the Kurds could accept such a compromise.
I also have other problems with his plan, particularly with his call to redeploy most of out troops out of Iraq while implementing the new strategy, mainly because I think in the short term to be able to carry it out, we would need far more troops than we currently have. In any case, the my full post on Sen. Biden’s partition of Iraq is here if you are interested.
March 24th, 2007 at 7:39 am
Forgive me, but doesn’t Iraq have a government that we already recognize? So we’re just going to waltz in there and say – hey guys, we’re splitting up your country. You don’t mind, right?
Shouldn’t they be the ones making that decision?