Should the failed state of Iraq be dissolved?
Would that this were the only such mess in the region.
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Should the failed state of Iraq be dissolved?
Would that this were the only such mess in the region.
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Dissolving Iraq will re-enact the “population exchanges” of Greece and Turkey in 1922 and the partition of the Raj in 1947. Who wants to watch that?
I’d rather dissolve the failed State of California.
Partitioning Iraq would result in one less country in the Middle East, not two more.
The former Mosul province would become part of Turkey, the Basra province would become part of Iran, and the center of the country would end up having to consult a calendar to find out which neighboring country was ruling them this week.
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Alas, If only we had such insights available before the start of WWII.
The League of Nations could have dissolved Austria into at least one separate country that contained the beleaguered germanic Austrian population. Then Germany wouldn’t have had an excuse to invade Austria to protect the germanic peoples there. That would have stopped the war.
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Drawing new borders won’t make hostile neighbors peaceful.
Wasn’t this Joe Biden’s idea? That alone should mean it’s the wrong decision.
Josh Reiter Says:
“Wasn’t this Joe Biden’s idea? That alone should mean it’s the wrong decision.”
If Biden picks your favorite team to win a game, you might was well place bets on the other team.