[BGB] Lugar on Iraq

[DSeanBarnett at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/3/2007 8:51:07 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
christopher.weuve at nwc.navy.mil writes:

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: DSeanBarnett at aol.com  [mailto:DSeanBarnett at aol.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 11:23  AM
> 
> This is Senator Dick Lugar's speech on Iraq from last  Monday 
> night.  I think it's right on the mark on what we should  do 
> there, which is get out of Iraq's civil war but remain in the  
> region to provide stability, while engaging the countries in 
>  the Middle East to resolve the disputes in the region.  It's 
> a  tall order, but it has a much better chance of success than 
> simply  staying in Iraq and continuing to do what we're doing, 
> particularly  in light of the political climate in this country.  

I am  unconvinced that we can provide regional stability while Iraq is
undergoing  a civil war.  There is a school of thought that says our only
option  at this point is to choose sides in the civil war and do our
utmost for  "our side" to win.

That having been said, aside from just the  philosophical problems of
doing that, none of the sides look particularly  inviting.



If we withdrew from the civil war in Iraq, effectively we would be  allowing 
the Shia to win, so they would become "our side."
 
Sean  
dseanbarnett at aol.com



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