Comments on: Brownback’s Iraq Plan http://donklephant.com/2007/03/20/brownbacks-iraq-plan/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:27:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Tom http://donklephant.com/2007/03/20/brownbacks-iraq-plan/#comment-283528 Tom Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:39:05 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/20/brownbacks-iraq-plan/#comment-283528 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? 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?

]]> By: nykrindc http://donklephant.com/2007/03/20/brownbacks-iraq-plan/#comment-279093 nykrindc Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:27:14 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/20/brownbacks-iraq-plan/#comment-279093 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 <a href="http://nykrindc.blogspot.com/2007/02/on-sen-bidens-plan-for-iraq.html" rel="nofollow">my full post on Sen. Biden's partition of Iraq is here</a> if you are interested. 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.

]]> By: bob in fl http://donklephant.com/2007/03/20/brownbacks-iraq-plan/#comment-278571 bob in fl Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:46:57 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/03/20/brownbacks-iraq-plan/#comment-278571 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. 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.

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