Daily Revolt

December 01, 2006

Is Bush Rethinking Strategy in Iraq?

Could be rearranging chairs on the deck of the Titanic:
[...]the administration has debated whether to abandon U.S. efforts to bring Sunni insurgents into the political process to stabilize Iraq and instead leave that outreach to the majority Shiites and Iraq's third major group, the Kurds. No decision has been made.

And what's wrong with that idea?:
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the debate, said senior State Department officials have countered that ending U.S. attempts to increase the Sunni stake in government would leave the root causes of the insurgency unaddressed. Opponents of the strategy say that it could also appear the United States is taking sides in Iraq's sectarian divide and could alienate close U.S. allies in the region.

Possible solution. But sounds too intricate:
The administration's internal review may recommend a revamped U.S. approach that focuses less on the major Shiite and Sunni political factions in the Baghdad government and more on identifying U.S. interests across a diffuse power structure and reducing the U.S. role as middleman in some of the most contentious Iraqi political fights.

The only real solution is the winding down our presence while leaving the fighting to Iraqis. Along with the introduction of UN peace keeping forces. Simultaneously, starting negotiations for the partition of Iraq along ethnic lines. Much like what was done in Bosnia.

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